This is an analysis of the poem On A Canvas Portrayed that begins with:

There are some people,
Who love to have their tragedies......

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: XabbXXXcc cbaXcaXcbb
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 9,10,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: limerick
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 11110 11011100 1001001 01010011010 0111000100010 1110001 100010010 11010001 0001000 110101 110011010 1001001011 11 0010010101 101100100101 101000101111 00100101 101001 011100101
  • Amount of stanzas: 2
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 297
  • Average number of words per stanza: 49
  • Amount of lines: 19
  • Average number of symbols per line: 30 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 5
  • 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 On A Canvas Portrayed;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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