This is an analysis of the poem The Deserted that begins with:
Thou Who wert kindest of the kind --
Since out of sight is out of mind --...
Elements of the verse: questions and answers
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- Rhyme scheme: AaXXbb aXccdd eeffgg aahhii aaccbb jjbbii Aaeekk
- Stanza lengths (in strings): 6,6,6,6,6,6,6,
- Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
- Сlosest rhyme: couplets
- Сlosest stanza type: tercets
- Guessed form: unknown form
- Metre: 11110001 11010101 11011100 01110101 11110101 11110101 10010111 0111010 01110101 11011011 01110111 11111101 10011101 110010001 10010011 1010111 10111011 11011011 10011111 01001101 110011111 11011000 100110111 11010101 1111001 11010111 110010100 01000100 11110111 10011101 01000101 01011001 01011111 01001010 10010101 01110111 11110001 11010101 111011111 01011101 11110111 10111101
- Amount of stanzas: 7
- Average number of symbols per stanza: 213
- Average number of words per stanza: 40
- Amount of lines: 42
- Average number of symbols per line: 35 (medium-length strings)
- Average number of words per line: 7
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; of is repeated.
The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same word where is repeated.
If you write a school or university poetry essay, you should Include in your explanation of the poem:
- summary of The Deserted;
- central theme;
- idea of the verse;
- history of its creation;
- critical appreciation.
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