This is an analysis of the poem The World that begins with:

See, the world for youth prepares,
Harlot-like, her gaudy snares! ... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aabb XXbb ccdd eeaa aaaa ffXf eeff aaXd
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,4,4,4,4,4,4,4,
  • Closest metre: trochaic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: couplets
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 1011101 1010101 1010101 1110101 1110101 1011111 1111101 10100101 1011101 1010101 1010001 1010001 1110101 1010101 1011101 0011101 1110101 1110101 1011101 1111111 1011111 1110101 1010110 1110111 1010101 1110101 1100101 1011101 1010111 1000001 11101110 1111111
  • Amount of stanzas: 8
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 128
  • Average number of words per stanza: 22
  • Amount of lines: 32
  • Average number of symbols per line: 31 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • 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; he is repeated.

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

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

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

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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