This is an analysis of the poem The Assignation that begins with:
Hear I the creaking gate unclose?
The gleaming latch uplifted?...
Elements of the verse: questions and answers
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- Rhyme scheme: Xabacdcdeaea fgfghdhdihih jajagkgkXafa gigi lblbiXih mbmX XXakikik Xnin
- Stanza lengths (in strings): 12,12,12,4,8,4,8,4,
- Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
- Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
- Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
- Guessed form: ballad stanza
- Metre: 11010110 0101100 11011101 0101010 01101111001 1001110001 10010010101 0101110101 111100001001 0111010101 1111010111 1101010101 11010101 110111 11010111 011001 1111111011 0111011101 1001110101 1110100111 11010101001 0101000101 1001010101 1101110100 11000101 110101 11011101 010101 1011110101 0101010101 01010101101 1111010101 10010101011 01001000111 1101001101 1111000101 11010111 0111010 11011001 0011010 1101110011 1111010101 01011010101 1111000111 0110010111 1011001100 10110101001 11110101001 1101010 0110101 1101010 010101 11011101100 1011010110 0111010101 01001110111 1101010101 1111010101 0101100101 1001010111 110101111 0101001 11010101 1100101
- Amount of stanzas: 8
- Average number of symbols per stanza: 322
- Average number of words per stanza: 56
- Amount of lines: 64
- Average number of symbols per line: 39 (medium-length strings)
- Average number of words per line: 7
Mood of the speaker:
There are many exclamation marks in the poem. The speaker is excited. He or she has strong feelings on the subject that is described in the poem.
The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; thy, her are repeated.
The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same word when is repeated.
If you write a school or university poetry essay, you should Include in your explanation of the poem:
- summary of The Assignation;
- central theme;
- idea of the verse;
- history of its creation;
- critical appreciation.
Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!
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