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

It all began so easy
With bricks upon the floor...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abccb deffe XghhgXabddb
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 5,5,11,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 0101110 010101 101010 1101110 111101 0111010 010111 111110 1111010 110101 0101110 110101 10111010 10101110 010101 11010010 11101 1101010 11001010 1101001
  • Amount of stanzas: 4
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 136
  • Average number of words per stanza: 25
  • Amount of lines: 20
  • Average number of symbols per line: 26 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 5
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; and, her are repeated.

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

    There is a poetic device epiphora at the end of some neighboring lines houses, her, hollow, christina are repeated).

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

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

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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