This is an analysis of the poem Epithalamium that begins with:
There were others; their bodies
were a preparation....
Elements of the verse: questions and answers
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- Rhyme scheme: abc aXdX ab adX cXX Xee
- Stanza lengths (in strings): 3,4,2,3,3,3,
- Closest metre: iambic trimeter
- Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
- Сlosest stanza type: tercets
- Guessed form: unknown form
- Metre: 1010110 001010 11101011 10101 111001010 10010110 010 10010110 111 010101 0100100010 1011 10011011 011011 100111101 101111 111101 101110111
- Amount of stanzas: 6
- Average number of symbols per stanza: 83
- Average number of words per stanza: 17
- Amount of lines: 18
- Average number of symbols per line: 27 (strings are less long than medium ones)
- Average number of words per line: 6
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 Epithalamium;
- central theme;
- idea of the verse;
- history of its creation;
- critical appreciation.
Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!
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