This is an analysis of the poem The Meeting that begins with:
We started speaking,
Looked at each other, then turned away.... full text
Elements of the verse: questions and answers
The information we provided is prepared by means of a special computer program. Use the criteria sheet to understand greatest poems or improve your poetry analysis essay.
- Rhyme scheme: abcXddcXXeXddXc abXXeaX
- Stanza lengths (in strings): 15,7,
- Closest metre: trochaic tetrameter
- Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
- Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
- Guessed form: unknown form
- Metre: 11010 111101101 01110011 11111 1100111 11110 111001 0111101 11011011 1110110110 0100010110101 10111011 10110010101 111011001001 1111011 101001101110 1111011101001 01110110 111 01101001110 1001010011 1100010101111
- Amount of stanzas: 2
- Average number of symbols per stanza: 398
- Average number of words per stanza: 80
- Amount of lines: 22
- Average number of symbols per line: 35 (medium-length strings)
- Average number of words per line: 7
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 The Meeting;
- central theme;
- idea of the verse;
- history of its creation;
- critical appreciation.
Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!
Pay attention: the program cannot take into account all the numerous nuances of poetic technique while analyzing. We make no warranties of any kind, express or implied, about the completeness, accuracy, reliability and suitability with respect to the information.
