This is an analysis of the poem Oath that begins with:
When does an oath quoted,
With a promise to fulfill......
Elements of the verse: questions and answers
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- Rhyme scheme: abcaXcdXeeffeg X XcccXXa bdhX gXcccf XXfdah
- Stanza lengths (in strings): 14,1,7,4,6,6,
- Closest metre: iambic trimeter
- Сlosest rhyme: couplets
- Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
- Guessed form: unknown form
- Metre: 111110 0010001 0101000 0111010 101001 11011 0010101 1110111 10101 001001 0110010 0101 1101010 001011010 100101000 101 111101 010100100 01001 111001 1110001 110010 110110 111101 1111 11001011 10100110 110010 10111 11110 1110100 1100 110001 1 111 11111 1101111
- Amount of stanzas: 7
- Average number of symbols per stanza: 126
- Average number of words per stanza: 23
- Amount of lines: 37
- Average number of symbols per line: 23 (strings are less long than medium ones)
- Average number of words per line: 4
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.
The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same words the, i are repeated.
If you write a school or university poetry essay, you should Include in your explanation of the poem:
- summary of Oath;
- central theme;
- idea of the verse;
- history of its creation;
- critical appreciation.
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