This is an analysis of the poem I Shall Be Loved As Quiet Things that begins with:

I shall be loved as quiet things
Are loved--white pigeons in the sun,...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abbb Xcac abXb Xddd XeXe
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,4,4,4,4,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: couplets
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 11011101 11110001 11011101 1101 01010001 11110001 010100100 1101 11010101 01110101 11010101 1101 01001111 100100001 11111100 0101 10110101 10011101 10010111 1111
  • Amount of stanzas: 5
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 116
  • Average number of words per stanza: 22
  • Amount of lines: 20
  • Average number of symbols per line: 28 (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.

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

  • summary of I Shall Be Loved As Quiet Things;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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