This is an analysis of the poem Summons that begins with:
O long, swinging bells of pomegranate!
O orange-buds, falling as snow! ... full text
Elements of the verse: questions and answers
The information we provided is prepared by means of a special computer program. Use the criteria sheet to understand greatest poems or improve your poetry analysis essay.
- Rhyme scheme: Xababa cdcdcd ebebeb XfXfXf
- Stanza lengths (in strings): 6,6,6,6,
- Closest metre: trochaic pentameter
- Сlosest rhyme: enclosed rhyme
- Сlosest stanza type: tercets
- Guessed form: unknown form
- Metre: 1110101000 11011011 110010110 101001101 1110111110 11001111 1101010111 11101101 1011010011 01011111 1010011011 11101011 111010010 11101001 111010010 11011011 11110110 11001011 11001111 01101001 110011010 101011011 101101011 101101011
- Amount of stanzas: 4
- Average number of symbols per stanza: 239
- Average number of words per stanza: 44
- Amount of lines: 24
- Average number of symbols per line: 39 (medium-length strings)
- Average number of words per line: 7
Mood of the speaker:
There are many exclamation marks in the poem. The speaker is excited. He or she has strong feelings on the subject that is described in the poem.
The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; o, singing are repeated.
The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same words o, what are repeated.
If you write a school or university poetry essay, you should Include in your explanation of the poem:
- summary of Summons;
- central theme;
- idea of the verse;
- history of its creation;
- critical appreciation.
Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!
Pay attention: the program cannot take into account all the numerous nuances of poetic technique while analyzing. We make no warranties of any kind, express or implied, about the completeness, accuracy, reliability and suitability with respect to the information.
