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

This morning, between two branches of a tree
Beside the door, epeira once again...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aXXbXcdefcbXafXdgXbbXgcXcce
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 27,
  • Closest metre: iambic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: blank verse
  • Metre: 01001110001 0101100101 1111010011 1101010101 0111010100 0101011111 0100110101 1101110111 1111010111 1100010111 1011010101 1101100101 1101011111 0101010101 111010101 1011011101 10010010101 1101101111 0111010001 0100010011 1111010101 1101010101 1101000100 1001010101 01011101100 10001000101 0101011001
  • Amount of stanzas: 1
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 1116
  • Average number of words per stanza: 200
  • Amount of lines: 27
  • Average number of symbols per line: 40 (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; and is repeated.

    The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same word the is repeated.

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

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

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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