This is an analysis of the poem The Storm that begins with:

I Ran to the forest for shelter,
Breathless, half sobbing;... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abcXXXXadXecffbedXXefcbX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 24,
  • Closest metre: trochaic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 110010110 10110 1111101 1001101011 10010111010110 1011010111111 0111001001 01010010 011110111011 11011011010 1011111101101 1 1010110111010 0100101111011 10 001001001101 10101011011101 111101111011 1 101101111100010 101101101 1100100101001 111110111110 1011010110001
  • Amount of stanzas: 1
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 1057
  • Average number of words per stanza: 188
  • Amount of lines: 24
  • Average number of symbols per line: 43 (strings are more long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 8
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; i, and are repeated.

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

  • summary of The Storm;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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