This is an analysis of the poem Romantic that begins with:

From a distance you insisted,
I uncover my heart......

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: ABBbXabbb A CDDEEc dfdXb bddgg ABBAafaeXXCDDEEcEa
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 9,1,6,5,5,18,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: rondeau rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 00101010 101011 001101 1100010 001 11101 1 11 110001 11100 111010 11101 110 110010101 10011100 010 11111001 10111 00110 110101 101100 00100101111 111101100 11 1011011 011101 00101010 101011 001101 11100 1 11 00 1111 1101110 111010 11101 110 110010101 10011100 010 10011100 010
  • Amount of stanzas: 7
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 137
  • Average number of words per stanza: 27
  • Amount of lines: 43
  • Average number of symbols per line: 21 (very short strings)
  • 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; you, and are repeated.

    The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same word and is repeated.

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

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

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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