This is an analysis of the poem The Poet's Corner that begins with:

Here where the end of bone is no end of song
And the earth is bedecked with immortality...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abbcbbXabbddX cXadaaXXX Xedbeb
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 13,9,6,
  • Closest metre: trochaic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: limerick
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 11010101101 101001010100 011100 110101 110100 1001001100 10010111 1001101 10010100 10000110 1001010 10011101 1101010001 110011101 01010100000 1000110 110010110100 0111010100 110101010 000011001 101110 10101000 11000 111101000 100101 100101001010 0100101 0010100
  • Amount of stanzas: 3
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 288
  • Average number of words per stanza: 52
  • Amount of lines: 28
  • Average number of symbols per line: 30 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 6
  • 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 Poet's Corner;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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