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

Oh! blest it is by blazing hearth,
With many a well-loved friend beside,... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: ababcdcdeXEX fefecdcdcfcfghghdidi jcjceXEX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 12,20,8,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: shakespearean sonnet
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 11001101 010011101 11111101 01010101 110011001 01010101 01010101 01011101 111101011 11010101 11011111 11010101 11111101 01000100 01010111 01010111 11110101 111101000 11011101 11111111 10010001 110111001 11010101 01010111 11010101 100010011 11011101 11110101 11011101 10110111 11011101 110100001 11110101 11110111 11000101 11111111 110001011 11010101 11011111 11010101
  • Amount of stanzas: 3
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 474
  • Average number of words per stanza: 88
  • 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:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

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

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

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

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

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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