This is an analysis of the poem The Touch Of Love Again that begins with:

When this day began...
I felt sentimental....

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: AXbcdebe AEfGCDBHI AEjb AEjag AEfGCDBHI gGa gGaXda
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 8,9,4,5,9,3,6,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 10101 111010 11111 10 01 1 101 11101 10101 10011 10 011101 010 011 11101 10010 1111 10110 010111 1101 1100 10110 010111 01001111 1011 00101 10101 10011 10 011101 010 011 11101 10010 1111 111100 11 01 11100 11 1101 11 0111 010101
  • Amount of stanzas: 7
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 112
  • Average number of words per stanza: 20
  • Amount of lines: 44
  • Average number of symbols per line: 17 (very short strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 3
  • 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; i is repeated.

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

    The author used the same words when, foolish 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 The Touch Of Love Again;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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