This is an analysis of the poem In This Romance that begins with:

I can not do that anymore...
Keeping what I feel inside, ...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: ABBB cbcX b aXada ABBB ddXbaXab
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,4,1,5,4,8,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: couplets
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 11111101 1011101 101101 001001100111 11101001 01101010 1110001 00111011000 0101100010 11111101 011101010 1110111101 11111 101011001 11111101 1011101 101101 001001100111 11011011 101000101 0011100010 1100010 110101 01110101 01011 00100101001
  • Amount of stanzas: 6
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 138
  • Average number of words per stanza: 26
  • Amount of lines: 26
  • Average number of symbols per line: 31 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 6
  • Mood of the speaker:

    There are many exclamation marks in the poem. The speaker is excited. He or she has strong feelings on the subject that is described in the poem.

    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; i, to are repeated.

    The author used the same word i at the beginnings of some neighboring stanzas. The figure of speech is a kind of anaphora.

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

  • summary of In This Romance;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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