This is an analysis of the poem There Our Senses Touch that begins with:

There our senses touch.
In the fields of......

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: A BcXcdXef A ghfedgc A BhceXAfcf
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 1,8,1,7,1,9,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 11101 0010 1110 01001 10 101010 1 1 1101001001 11101 01101011 1011101 101111 010010000 10010101010 0101 1001110101 11101 0010 11001 1010110101 0110 11101 11001 0100001 01110
  • Amount of stanzas: 7
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 90
  • Average number of words per stanza: 16
  • Amount of lines: 26
  • 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.

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

  • summary of There Our Senses Touch;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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