This is an analysis of the poem Magic that begins with:

AFTER READING THE UPANISHADS
OUT of the dusky chamber of the brain ...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: X abba bccb daad
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 1,4,4,4,
  • Closest metre: iambic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: rondeau rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: blank verse
  • Metre: 101001000 1001010001 10010001111 01001010111 0101010111 1011010111 0101011001 1011010101 1001110101 1101011101 0100110101 1001010101 1001010111
  • Amount of stanzas: 4
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 150
  • Average number of words per stanza: 26
  • Amount of lines: 13
  • Average number of symbols per line: 46 (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.

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

    The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same word the is repeated.

    The author used the same word passed at the beginnings of some neighboring stanzas. The figure of speech is a kind of anaphora.

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

  • summary of Magic;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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