This is an analysis of the poem Proximity that begins with:
I KNOW not, wherefore, dearest love,
Thou often art so strange and coy...
Elements of the verse: questions and answers
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- Rhyme scheme: a ba bcc
- Stanza lengths (in strings): 1,2,3,
- Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
- Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
- Сlosest stanza type: tercets
- Guessed form: ballad stanza
- Metre: 111100101 11011111 11110111 11010111 1111110111 1111110101
- Amount of stanzas: 3
- Average number of symbols per stanza: 76
- Average number of words per stanza: 15
- Amount of lines: 6
- Average number of symbols per line: 38 (medium-length strings)
- Average number of words per line: 7
Mood of the speaker:
The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.
If you write a school or university poetry essay, you should Include in your explanation of the poem:
- summary of Proximity;
- central theme;
- idea of the verse;
- history of its creation;
- critical appreciation.
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