This is an analysis of the poem Periodic Revivals that begins with:

Kept periodic revivals,
Comforted in a nostalgia to promote it......

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abcXdbeXceddXcfbdbb eX XXada bXXfabXabeX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 19,2,5,11,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 11010010 100000100010 11100 10101011 01000001 11 01001001 01 110010 01010010 111001 101001 010010101 101010 010010100 0101 111010010 110100 110101010 1111010 1010010 110 01010101 011110 10101001 10100101 11010 11010110 10011 110100 101 001011 01 11101010 11101 01001 1010100
  • Amount of stanzas: 4
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 235
  • Average number of words per stanza: 38
  • Amount of lines: 37
  • Average number of symbols per line: 24 (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; has is repeated.

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

  • summary of Periodic Revivals;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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