This is an analysis of the poem The Portent that begins with:
Hanging from the beam,
Slowly swaying (such the law), ... full text
Elements of the verse: questions and answers
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- Rhyme scheme: Xabcbbd XaXcbbd
- Stanza lengths (in strings): 7,7,
- Closest metre: iambic trimeter
- Сlosest rhyme: limerick
- Сlosest stanza type: tercets
- Guessed form: sonnet with iambic trimeter or irregular meter
- Metre: 10001 1010101 1011101 1010 010101 111 1011111 10001 0010111 1110101 1010 1010101 111 0100001
- Amount of stanzas: 2
- Average number of symbols per stanza: 175
- Average number of words per stanza: 32
- Amount of lines: 14
- Average number of symbols per line: 24 (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 Portent;
- central theme;
- idea of the verse;
- history of its creation;
- critical appreciation.
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