The Land Of Kisses by Isabella Valancy Crawford: poem analysis

This is an analysis of the poem The Land Of Kisses that begins with:

Where is the Land of Kisses,
Can you tell, tell, tell?... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: AbXbcdcd AeaebXXf Afafaaaa ababgaga
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 8,8,8,8,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: shakespearean sonnet
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 1001010 11111 1111010 101 1101010 00100 1101110 001 1001010 11111 00101100 1101 1001010 11101 111101 101 1001010 11111 1101110 1101 1111010 10101 1101110 001 1101010 10111 1101010 111 1101010 11101 1100110 101
  • Amount of stanzas: 4
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 188
  • Average number of words per stanza: 37
  • Amount of lines: 32
  • Average number of symbols per line: 23 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 5

  • 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 speaker asks many questions. Perhaps, he or she is in confusion.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; tell, know, say, well are repeated.

    The author used the same word where at the beginnings of some neighboring stanzas. The figure of speech is a kind of anaphora.

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

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

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