This is an analysis of the poem Shrine Of The Virgin - Part Ii that begins with:

She cometh to the seaward shrine,
A mother, with her children three;... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: ababaXcXdede deffagagaXaacfcfcfcc hdhdhdiigagagaffjXjk jkbblglglgbbeXegegee
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 12,20,20,20,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: rima
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 11000101 01000101 11110101 11111101 10010110 11010100 11011101 11110100 01010101 11111101 11011001 01110111 11000101 11010101 11011101 1100011 11111101 11010101 11000101 11110101 01011111 11010110 11011111 11010100 11010101 11000101 11011101 110010101 11011101 11011101 110010111 11000001 11010101 01010101 11010101 01110101 11010101 11111101 11011011 01110111 11110111 11011101 01000111 10010101 00110101 11110101 11111111 110010101 11011101 11010101 11111101 01010101 01111101 11010101 01010111 11010101 11011111 11011101 1111111 11111101 110101001 11110101 11110111 10011101 10111101 101100110 11110111 01010101 01101101 11011101 110101001 11010101
  • Amount of stanzas: 4
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 634
  • Average number of words per stanza: 117
  • Amount of lines: 72
  • Average number of symbols per line: 34 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 6
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; mother, not, her are repeated.

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

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

  • summary of Shrine Of The Virgin - Part Ii;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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