This is an analysis of the poem Stay A While, Beloved, Or Make Your Steps that begins with:

Stay a while, beloved, or make your steps
Soft and slow, so that you can be seen....

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aX bc cd bX dX eX ae ebc XX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 2,2,2,2,2,2,2,3,2,
  • Closest metre: trochaic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: enclosed rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 1010101111 111111101 1111101101 11111101010 01011111111 0101110101 11101010111 111011011101 01110010001001 111111001011100 111010011010111 111101110110 1101010111 10110010110100 010100011011 10011111011 10101110 10010111111 110100010001
  • Amount of stanzas: 9
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 100
  • Average number of words per stanza: 19
  • Amount of lines: 19
  • Average number of symbols per line: 47 (strings are more long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 9
  • 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.

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

  • summary of Stay A While, Beloved, Or Make Your Steps;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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