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

Love of my life, you
Are lost and I am...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: XaX bcdXcc defgfg cX gdeabh ghgbX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 3,6,6,2,6,5,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: rima
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 10111 11111 101 0101 011 01010 0011 01010 10010 110111 1001 0010 1111010 10101010 01111010 11010 1101110101 1101010 1101 11101001 0101 011011 10010 101010 001110 00110110 111011 010110
  • Amount of stanzas: 6
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 106
  • Average number of words per stanza: 21
  • Amount of lines: 28
  • Average number of symbols per line: 22 (very short strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 4
  • 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 Parousia;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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