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

A solitude enjoyed...
Has been a solitude earned....

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aabc dbXeecbaXf acXbdfaaaacX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,10,12,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: limerick
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 010101 1001011 1101010100 001000111 01101 001001010 001000 01001010 011101110 1110101 0110101100 0100100111 010010001011 01001010 101011101 100111 00110011001 01010100 10101 10111 0101 101001010101 110001 01110101101 11011100010 101011001110
  • Amount of stanzas: 3
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 280
  • Average number of words per stanza: 46
  • Amount of lines: 26
  • Average number of symbols per line: 31 (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.

    The author used the same word a at the beginnings of some neighboring stanzas. The figure of speech is a kind of anaphora.

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

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

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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