This is an analysis of the poem Those Beautiful Sunsets that begins with:

Above you are.
And beneath sometimes I sweat....

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: ababcXbbd eX dXbXeccdX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 9,2,9,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: shakespearean sonnet
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 0111 1010111 1111 111 101010 010 1011010 0011 1111 0111 1001000 110101 11 010000100 11111101 10101 0100 010011 101 1100111
  • Amount of stanzas: 3
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 142
  • Average number of words per stanza: 25
  • Amount of lines: 20
  • 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; we is repeated.

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

  • summary of Those Beautiful Sunsets;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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