This is an analysis of the poem Under A Rotunda that begins with:

Twelve worlds are there depicted,
Under a rotunda on the floor that is visited....

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aaXbb ccdXd
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 5,5,
  • Closest metre: trochaic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: couplets
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 1111010 10001010110100 11110100010 010101011101 1100010101 111111111 001111101111 1010010111 0101011110 110100011
  • Amount of stanzas: 2
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 218
  • Average number of words per stanza: 38
  • Amount of lines: 10
  • Average number of symbols per line: 43 (strings are more long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 8
  • 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 Under A Rotunda;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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