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

I became a criminal when I fell in love.
Before that I was a waitress....

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: ab cdX eb fa X XecccX cegbb gbfdbgXf
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 2,3,2,2,1,6,5,8,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: couplets
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 101010011101 01111010 110101001101 1100101110 11010 1100100101 01101111 10010 101101 101110 110011111 1011101 01110111 1111011 0111 101110010 111 0111110 0101011 0010 111011 1101111 1111010100011 0011100111 01001011 1100101 11101010 011010010
  • Amount of stanzas: 9
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 94
  • Average number of words per stanza: 20
  • Amount of lines: 28
  • Average number of symbols per line: 29 (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.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; i, to, you, she are repeated.

    The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same words i, a are repeated.

    The author used the same word i at the beginnings of some neighboring stanzas. The figure of speech is a kind of anaphora.

    There is a poetic device epiphora at the end of some neighboring lines you is repeated).

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

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

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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