This is an analysis of the poem Into The Light Your Brightness Comes that begins with:

Come.
And close out the darkness behind you....

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aXbbXc acdbc AeeeAbd
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 6,5,7,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: enclosed rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 1 111010011 1010101 10011101 1100101 011101100 1 11001011 011010 111011101 1101101010 011 00111 1110011 110010001101 011 0001 00011101
  • Amount of stanzas: 3
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 167
  • Average number of words per stanza: 31
  • Amount of lines: 18
  • Average number of symbols per line: 27 (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.

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

    The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same words you, into are repeated.

    The author used the same word come 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 Into The Light Your Brightness Comes;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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