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

The strong south wind hits our faces again,
it's October;...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abcXdefgh dihgbeXdgh Xecaea iicXXfg
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 9,10,6,7,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: ballad stanza
  • Metre: 0111111001 0010 1111001 10100111010 111100101 0011010101 011011 011011010 1111101101101 111 1101111 10110101 11010101111 101011101001000 01010000101 001111111 1011101001 10111111001 1101001 11010110110011 010011111101001 010110010101 1010010011 111011110 110010001 101111 1101111 0110001 0111111 1101011101 11000110 101001101
  • Amount of stanzas: 4
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 299
  • Average number of words per stanza: 55
  • Amount of lines: 32
  • 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; we, and are repeated.

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

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

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

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