This is an analysis of the poem Elegy Vi that begins with:

Oh, let me not serve so, as those men serve
Whom honour's smokes at once fatten and starve;... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

The information we provided is prepared by means of a special computer program. Use the criteria sheet to understand greatest poems or improve your poetry analysis essay.

  • Rhyme scheme: aabbcXddddeedfbbddgghheeiijjbbjXddkkjjddccfdkk
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 46,
  • Closest metre: iambic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: couplets
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: heroic couplets
  • Metre: 1111111111 1101111011 1010011111 1111101101 11010010011 1101010110 1111011111 1100110111 0111111111 10001010111000 1111001101 11111001101 0011010101 1111111100 110101010101 011111101 1101010101 1000100100101 1101110100 110001101000 11010110001 10100100100 1001010101 0101010111 1101110101 1111110101 1001010101 01001011100 11010001101 0001010111 1111010101 01001010010 1101011101 1111011011 1111110001 1001011101 1101111101 1111111101 10111101111 1011110011 1111111111 1101010111 1111111100 10011100111 10100011011 11010010101
  • Amount of stanzas: 1
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 2019
  • Average number of words per stanza: 365
  • Amount of lines: 46
  • Average number of symbols per line: 43 (strings are more long than medium ones)
  • 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; her, and, i are repeated.

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

  • summary of Elegy Vi;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

More information about poems by John Donne