This is an analysis of the poem Return For An Instant that begins with:
What was it like, God of mine, what was it like?
—Oh unfaithful heart, indecisive intelligence!...
Elements of the verse: questions and answers
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- Rhyme scheme: Xabc adXX dbb cXX X
- Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,4,3,3,1,
- Closest metre: trochaic pentameter
- Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
- Сlosest stanza type: tercets
- Guessed form: rondeau
- Metre: 11011011101 1010110100100 1010101001 1010100001 1101100110 111101010100 101101010001 1000011101 111111 010111 1101011111 10110101010 0100110101 1111101110 0101101
- Amount of stanzas: 5
- Average number of symbols per stanza: 122
- Average number of words per stanza: 22
- Amount of lines: 16
- Average number of symbols per line: 38 (medium-length strings)
- Average number of words per line: 7
Mood of the speaker:
There are many exclamation marks in the poem. The speaker is excited. He or she has strong feelings on the subject that is described in the poem.
The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; like, it, of, as, in are repeated.
The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same word as is repeated.
The literary device anadiplosis is detected in two or more neighboring lines. The word/phrase flag connects the lines.
If you write a school or university poetry essay, you should Include in your explanation of the poem:
- summary of Return For An Instant;
- central theme;
- idea of the verse;
- history of its creation;
- critical appreciation.
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