This is an analysis of the poem A Parting that begins with:

It was no passing encounter on the street,
dear friend....

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aBcDeeXaXbcfcgfXfXafcfXXcBgD X
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 28,1,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 01110010101 11 01110101010 1011 01110011 10101001 111011 0101010110 11110100 11011 01111 11 10110101 10101 10110011 1010101 11110111 1011 0111101 110010 11011011 10110101 10010110 101 1111101 11 11110010 1011 01010100
  • Amount of stanzas: 2
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 463
  • Average number of words per stanza: 70
  • Amount of lines: 29
  • Average number of symbols per line: 31 (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 A Parting;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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