This is an analysis of the poem The Message that begins with:

DO you not feel the white glow in your breast, my bird?
That is the flame of love I send to you from afar: ...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abab cdcd eeXe
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,4,4,
  • Closest metre: iambic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: blank verse
  • Metre: 111101101111 1001011101001 10101100101 11011110111 1011101111011 1011010010101 101110100101 101010010111 111101011111 111111111011 11101100110101 011101100101
  • Amount of stanzas: 3
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 222
  • Average number of words per stanza: 43
  • Amount of lines: 12
  • Average number of symbols per line: 55 (very long strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 11
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

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

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

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

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