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

My maiden she proved false to me;
To hate all joys I soon began,...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: a b bX c d dc e f fX g e eg a h hX X gXgc
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 1,1,2,1,1,2,1,1,2,1,1,2,1,1,2,1,4,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: ballad stanza
  • Metre: 11011101 01111101 10010111 01111100 11110101 11111001 11110001 11101101 10110111 11111101 01010111 10011010100 01110101 11110101 11011111 101011111 101110111 11110111 10110101 110111010 111111010 01011101 11011111 11110111
  • Amount of stanzas: 18
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 48
  • Average number of words per stanza: 10
  • Amount of lines: 24
  • Average number of symbols per line: 36 (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; to, and, i are repeated.

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

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

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