This is an analysis of the poem The Place Of Rest that begins with:

The soul is its own witness and its own refuge.
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Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: X abaX cdcd baba efef
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 1,4,4,4,4,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: ballad stanza
  • Metre: 010011010110 10010111 01010101 10010101 011101000 01010101 01010101 11010011 010010001 01001001 11010111 01010111 11000101 10110101 0100101011 01010101 01010101
  • Amount of stanzas: 5
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 126
  • Average number of words per stanza: 21
  • Amount of lines: 18
  • Average number of symbols per line: 34 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 6
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

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

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

    The author used the same word it 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 The Place Of Rest;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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