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

Somewhere near, a rose-tree must be blooming,
I don´t know… I feel in myself a harmony,...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: AbcdbcbXXebedXdfccAfgg
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 22,
  • Closest metre: trochaic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: rima
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 1110111010 111110110100 10001001011 1111110100100 111001110 01011 1001011010011010 0100100100110 111101111 110101001 101010011110 001 111010111 1111011110 10111101 11110100010 1101011 011111011010 1110111010 11000111010 11001011101 111
  • Amount of stanzas: 1
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 885
  • Average number of words per stanza: 170
  • Amount of lines: 22
  • Average number of symbols per line: 39 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 8
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

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

    The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same word she is repeated.

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

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

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