This is an analysis of the poem Only One Is There that begins with:

Only one is there and found alone,
To feel a personal pain that is felt....

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abacdbdbXX XbeccecXXd
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 10,10,
  • Closest metre: iambic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: enclosed rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: blank verse
  • Metre: 101011101 0101001101 10101001 011010111 11010101100010 001001010010101 110110111101 011100100100 010101101001010 11011101101010 11010100100010 01011111010 001001010001010 0110101110 10111101010101 011111010101 001000100101 0100101011110000 11011100010001 1100011001010011
  • Amount of stanzas: 2
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 492
  • Average number of words per stanza: 89
  • Amount of lines: 20
  • Average number of symbols per line: 48 (strings are more long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 9
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; to, and, their are repeated.

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

  • summary of Only One Is There;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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