This is an analysis of the poem Meeting And Parting that begins with:
When from the tower, like some sweet flower,
The bell drops petals of the hour,... full text
Elements of the verse: questions and answers
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- Rhyme scheme: aabcXcb XXccX Xddbdddb dXeeX
- Stanza lengths (in strings): 7,5,8,5,
- Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
- Сlosest rhyme: couplets
- Сlosest stanza type: tercets
- Guessed form: unknown form
- Metre: 1001011110 011100010 1101010 11110101 11010111 11010101 0101010 01110101 110101 11110111 11110011 1101110 1 11110101 01110101 1101010 11110111 11011011 11001101 0101110 01110101 101101 11110101 10111111 1100110
- Amount of stanzas: 4
- Average number of symbols per stanza: 208
- Average number of words per stanza: 41
- Amount of lines: 25
- Average number of symbols per line: 32 (medium-length strings)
- Average number of words per line: 7
Mood of the speaker:
There are many exclamation marks in the poem. The speaker is excited. He or she has strong feelings on the subject that is described in the poem.
The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; and is repeated.
The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same word and is repeated.
If you write a school or university poetry essay, you should Include in your explanation of the poem:
- summary of Meeting And Parting;
- central theme;
- idea of the verse;
- history of its creation;
- critical appreciation.
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