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

I had come to the house, in a cave of trees,
Facing a sheer sky. ...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: XaXa abbcb XdXd Xcac Xaca
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,5,4,4,4,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: rondeau rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 11100100101 10011 10110111001 1101011 10110011 10101 1110101101 01110101010 1001 000110101 100101 01010100110 1011 01001111011 1011111 0101101011 1101 111111011 1001101 11101011110001 111101
  • Amount of stanzas: 5
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 148
  • Average number of words per stanza: 29
  • Amount of lines: 21
  • Average number of symbols per line: 35 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 7
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

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

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

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