This is an analysis of the poem The Wild Iris that begins with:

At the end of my suffering
there was a door....

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

The information we provided is prepared by means of a special computer program. Use the criteria sheet to understand greatest poems or improve your poetry analysis essay.

  • Rhyme scheme: aX bc aXd Xdb aXbXe cXced XXc
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 2,2,3,3,5,5,3,
  • Closest metre: trochaic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: couplets
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 10101100 1101 11111111 1010 101101000110 110011 10100110 00100001 1100 100011 10110111110 011010 0110010011 10010111100 110011 1111010 1000101 11111101110 010010001 0101 00100111 011011 11110110
  • Amount of stanzas: 7
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 96
  • Average number of words per stanza: 18
  • Amount of lines: 23
  • Average number of symbols per line: 28 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 5
  • 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 The Wild Iris;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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