This is an analysis of the poem Room For Sunshine that begins with:

Be not in your gloom,
To squander despair....

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: XXaXbbX cXbdXdcdca
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 7,10,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 01011 01001 01011 1000100 010 0111 011101011 1101 100 101 0111111 001010 0111 11 0101010 11101 110110111
  • Amount of stanzas: 2
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 190
  • Average number of words per stanza: 33
  • Amount of lines: 17
  • Average number of symbols per line: 21 (very short strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 4
  • Mood of the speaker:

    There are many exclamation marks in the poem. The speaker is excited. He or she has strong feelings on the subject that is described in the poem.

    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; it is repeated.

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

    The literary device anadiplosis is detected in two or more neighboring lines. The word/phrase it connects the lines.

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

  • summary of Room For Sunshine;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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