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

The tenth day, and they give
my mirror back. Who knows...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: ababcc dedeff bcbXff ghghhhXfhfhaa
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 6,6,6,13,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 011111 110111 101111 111011 011101 0010101 010101 1101010 011101 1011010 0100111 100111 101101 0101001 110111 1111010 0101101 111001 100111 101111 011011 100101 0110001 011001 101001 101101 100111 010101 111101 011101
  • Amount of stanzas: 5
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 167
  • Average number of words per stanza: 32
  • Amount of lines: 30
  • Average number of symbols per line: 27 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 5
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

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

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

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

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