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

Waking from tender sleep,
My neighbour's little child... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: XaXa baXa cdbd XcacXadad
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,4,4,9,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: limerick
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 100101 110101 11010101 101111 011011 100101 01110111 110101 110111 011111 11010101 110101 100101 110001 11111111 011101 110101 1101010 01011111 1101010
  • Amount of stanzas: 5
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 115
  • Average number of words per stanza: 21
  • Amount of lines: 20
  • Average number of symbols per line: 28 (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.

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.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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