This is an analysis of the poem To You, Unsung that begins with:

How should I sing you ? — you who dwell unseen
Within the darkest chamber of my heart. ...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abb a abb a ca dadc
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 3,1,3,1,2,4,
  • Closest metre: iambic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: rondeau rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: sonnet with iambic pentameter or irregular meter
  • Metre: 1111111101 0101010011 1100110101 1111010011 1101100001 11011101001 0111110111 0101010111 1110111101 0111110101 1111111101 1101110111 0111110011 1111010111
  • Amount of stanzas: 6
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 101
  • Average number of words per stanza: 19
  • Amount of lines: 14
  • Average number of symbols per line: 43 (strings are more long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 8
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

If you write a school or university poetry essay, you should Include in your explanation of the poem:

  • summary of To You, Unsung;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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