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

Awake, thou Harp! with music stored,
Awake! and let me feel thy power;... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: ababcdcdcaca efefgbXbhihbajajkaka glglbgig
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 12,20,8,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: rima
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 01110101 011111110 110101001 010101010 100110111 100101001 11011111 11010101 101101010 01000101 110111010 11010101 11110111 110011101 111100101 10111101 111111001 011101010 01010100 011111010 11010111 01110101 110111001 101100100 11010101 11110101 11111101 01111101 11110101 100110101 11011111 101100101 11110101 10110101 11010111 11010101 11011100 01111101 11010101 0111101
  • Amount of stanzas: 3
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 481
  • Average number of words per stanza: 87
  • Amount of lines: 40
  • Average number of symbols per line: 35 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 7
  • Mood of the speaker:

    There are many exclamation marks in the poem. The speaker is excited. He or she has strong feelings on the subject that is described in the poem.

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

    The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same words awake, and are repeated.

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

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

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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