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

I FEAR Eileen, the wild Eileen--
The eyes she lifts to mine,... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aaba cbdb XaXa deae Xdfd Xfaf acac adXdXadad
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,4,4,4,4,4,4,9,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: enclosed rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 11010101 011101 11111101 011101 11100101 100101 11011001 110111 11111111 100101 11001101 010101 01010101 011111 01010101 011110 11011100 111001 01011001 010001 11111111 111111 11010101 100101 11111101 110101 11010101 011011 11010001 110101 11010101 111111 10111101 110101 11111101 110111
  • Amount of stanzas: 9
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 119
  • Average number of words per stanza: 25
  • Amount of lines: 36
  • Average number of symbols per line: 29 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 6
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; me, her are repeated.

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

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

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

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