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

Because I used to shun
Death and the mouth of hell...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abaab ccccc dedde fcffc ghggh iiiXi djddj
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 5,5,5,5,5,5,5,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: rima
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 011101 110101 111101 011101 011101 011101 110111 010101 110111 101101 011101 110011 111111 1100001 010001 111111 111101 111001 111111 111101 110111 010101 110111 111111 111111 111101 1101111 0101001 110111 011101 011101 011101 111101 110001 010111
  • Amount of stanzas: 7
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 126
  • Average number of words per stanza: 26
  • Amount of lines: 35
  • Average number of symbols per line: 24 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 5
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; my, i are repeated.

    The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same words now, no are repeated.

    The author used the same word because at the beginnings of some neighboring stanzas. The figure of speech is a kind of anaphora.

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

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

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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