This is an analysis of the poem Out Of The Silence that begins with:

Here in the silence cometh unto me
A song that is not mine,... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abbacddc ecce bffb cggc caac chhc bbbbXfggf
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 8,4,4,4,4,4,9,
  • Closest metre: iambic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: enclosed rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: blank verse
  • Metre: 1001010101 011011 0101010111 1101110101 0001110001 011101 1101100100 1101010111 1101010101 100111 1101010101 0111111111 1011010001 110011 1001010101 000101001 0101010100 010111 11110101000 1101000101 1111011101 111100 10011110001 1101000111 1111110010 100101 1101011101 1111011101 1001011101 0101 0101000111 1001000101 1101011111 010101 0101010101 0111000101
  • Amount of stanzas: 8
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 169
  • Average number of words per stanza: 33
  • Amount of lines: 36
  • Average number of symbols per line: 37 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 7
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; of is repeated.

    The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same words i, a are repeated.

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

  • summary of Out Of The Silence;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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