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

THERE lived in the desert a holy man
To whom a goat-footed Faun one day...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: a ba baaccaaXXbbcX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 1,2,13,
  • Closest metre: iambic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: rondeau rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: blank verse
  • Metre: 1100100101 010110111 10101101 0001110101 11011111010 11101001010 110111101 010111000 11001001010 10001001010 1111011001 1111100101 011111101 111111001 11011001001 1101001011
  • Amount of stanzas: 3
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 214
  • Average number of words per stanza: 44
  • Amount of lines: 16
  • Average number of symbols per line: 39 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 8
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; to is repeated.

    The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same word that is repeated.

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

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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