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

Ash moves in the room, printed in darkness
Paper, book, cover, painting, the call of dead birds---...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abXc dXXec ebdc Xfgc fgdh bhaX bhag e X
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,5,4,4,4,4,4,1,1,
  • Closest metre: trochaic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: enclosed rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 1100110010 101101001011 10100011001001 110101011001 111001 110100 0111110110 11011111010101001 101010011111 11111 10111101101 0110101001010101 1011110101 11011100110110111101 101010101110 11010001 01001101001 111110110111 1011011011101 111101111 0110110111 100111101 1111101101 011001110 1100110110 100110101011 1011010111 101010011 1 1101001000110 0100100001011001
  • Amount of stanzas: 9
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 163
  • Average number of words per stanza: 29
  • Amount of lines: 32
  • Average number of symbols per line: 45 (strings are more long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 8
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The speaker asks many questions. Perhaps, he or she is in confusion.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; in, room, you, where, tree are repeated.

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

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

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

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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