This is an analysis of the poem Anhelli - Chapter 6 that begins with:

When the Shaman had calmed the weeping of Anhelli,
he left the fishermen and set out into the wilderness....

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: Xa bb cX cd dce fXX Xge hX e XX iX iX a acg Xbcg ehi dafXXd
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 2,2,2,2,3,3,3,2,1,2,2,2,1,3,4,3,6,
  • Closest metre: trochaic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 1010110100100 110100111000100 1011111110010111 1100101111111001101011 0110101101100101 1100101010110 1111101010101011110 1110110010101011010101 111111111011010010 1111110 1101101001001001 1110111100 1010000111010001 10101111110110011 1101001011111100 1001101001 10101011010010 0111010111010101100 11010010101001011 111110101010101101110 110100101011001100110 1011110110011110101 10101110101011101 101010100 1111001011110011101 010100101100 1001111101010011010111 1101011010001100 101010011 1100101111 1010101 1010101001001 1101110 1101000101 101011011111001 10101111010 1101101101101 10101001001 111110100111110110 1100100 101001100100 1101101110001011010
  • Amount of stanzas: 18
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 135
  • Average number of words per stanza: 26
  • Amount of lines: 42
  • Average number of symbols per line: 57 (very long strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 11
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; of, and, his, new, he, tree are repeated.

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

    The author used the same word and 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 Anhelli - Chapter 6;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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