This is an analysis of the poem The Summons that begins with:
Straight to his death he went,
A smile on his lips, ...
Elements of the verse: questions and answers
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- Rhyme scheme: abab cdcd acac efef ggbg ahXh eieXXifif
- Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,4,4,4,4,4,9,
- Closest metre: iambic trimeter
- Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
- Сlosest stanza type: tercets
- Guessed form: unknown form
- Metre: 100111 01101 101101 0001 0100111 1001 11101001 1011 111111 1001 1001001 1001 101101 11110 100101 10110 110110 1001 100101 0011 110111 1001 11101100 0001 110101 1111 1111001 1111 111111 11110 101101 11110
- Amount of stanzas: 8
- Average number of symbols per stanza: 93
- Average number of words per stanza: 19
- Amount of lines: 33
- Average number of symbols per line: 22 (very short strings)
- Average number of words per line: 5
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; his, hath are repeated.
The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same word only is repeated.
The author used the same word nay 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 The Summons;
- central theme;
- idea of the verse;
- history of its creation;
- critical appreciation.
Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!
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