This is an analysis of the poem The Indian Cupid that begins with:
Who is he that swiftly comes
In the lovely silence of night?—... full text
Elements of the verse: questions and answers
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- Rhyme scheme: ababccadeed ffgghh ggfX iigggjj
- Stanza lengths (in strings): 11,6,4,7,
- Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
- Сlosest rhyme: rima
- Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
- Guessed form: unknown form
- Metre: 1011101 00101001 111101001 1100111 1010100101 101010111 1111010 110101 10101001011 110100011 010011 101110101 001111111 1010011101 1110010101 111011101 11101011001 1111101101 010100101 10100101 010100100 1101111010 11110110110 110100101 01110111 10100111101 111111011 01111011111
- Amount of stanzas: 4
- Average number of symbols per stanza: 272
- Average number of words per stanza: 51
- Amount of lines: 30
- Average number of symbols per line: 36 (medium-length strings)
- Average number of words per line: 7
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.
The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; by, his, and are repeated.
If you write a school or university poetry essay, you should Include in your explanation of the poem:
- summary of The Indian Cupid;
- central theme;
- idea of the verse;
- history of its creation;
- critical appreciation.
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