This is an analysis of the poem A Glass Enclosed Mausoleum that begins with:

When witches hiss and sit to knit,
Webs to stick those picked with intricate needles......

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abcbcaaaXdXdeXd aXXbX e aX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 15,5,1,2,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: limerick
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 11011101 10111010010 1010110001001 00100010010 001010011100 110100010101 0110101 1010110001 110101011110 0111011011 1 00101101001 01 0010100111010 1010011001110010 10011001 0100101110 001110 01000110001 01100110100100 1 101010 1111001101010
  • Amount of stanzas: 4
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 218
  • Average number of words per stanza: 37
  • Amount of lines: 23
  • Average number of symbols per line: 37 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 6
  • Mood of the speaker:

    There are many three dots in the poem. Readers should think of the author's idea together with the pensive speaker.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; to is repeated.

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

  • summary of A Glass Enclosed Mausoleum;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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