This is an analysis of the poem Loneliness that begins with:

The rain and the wind and the murk
Reign over cold desert of fall, ...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: XaXaXb cXXXXX cdXdee fefXbX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 6,6,6,6,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 01101101 11011001 111010101 1001101011 00101101 101011101 01011101 111111011 01011001 10111111 11110111 0011001011 0101101 01101101 11111101 1110010101 111001001 001001101 11011011 111101011 00101011 111101000 111101101 101001101
  • Amount of stanzas: 4
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 226
  • Average number of words per stanza: 43
  • Amount of lines: 24
  • Average number of symbols per line: 37 (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, to are repeated.

    The author used the same word the 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 Loneliness;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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