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

MY mistress, where sits she?
What is it that charms?...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: a bX b c de d e fb f c aXXa
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 1,2,1,1,2,1,1,2,1,1,4,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: couplets
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 110111 10011 010110 11001 010110 11011 111100 01010 111010 11101 110110 11011 110110 01000 011010 11011
  • Amount of stanzas: 12
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 31
  • Average number of words per stanza: 6
  • Amount of lines: 16
  • Average number of symbols per line: 23 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 5
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; and, her are repeated.

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

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

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