This is an analysis of the poem Song Of The Corner that begins with:

A little before noon
I felt she was coming. I waited....

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abcdee Xb ffXXfb fdgagXca aXfdX Xg
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 6,2,6,8,5,2,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: enclosed rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 010011 111110110 11111111 0111 01011 11111 01110 01110 101001 1101101 10010100 11111 0100101 1011011 1111001 01001011 11011110 110011010 01010010 0101101 01110111 01 11110101 111110010 1101010001 110101010 101101011 1111111 11
  • Amount of stanzas: 6
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 136
  • Average number of words per stanza: 27
  • Amount of lines: 29
  • 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.

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

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

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

  • summary of Song Of The Corner;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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