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

Noises that strive to tear
Earth's mantle soft of air ... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aababccbab dbdbeefXff
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 10,10,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: rima
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 101101 110101 1101010101 0101010101 0101011101 11000101010 11011111010 101100 1111001101 010100 10111011001 0101010 1011110101 0111110 11010101011 1111111101 110110011 11110100 11111101 1101110101
  • Amount of stanzas: 2
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 390
  • Average number of words per stanza: 68
  • Amount of lines: 20
  • Average number of symbols per line: 38 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 7
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

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

    The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same words the, there are repeated.

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

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

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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