This is an analysis of the poem A Visit that begins with:
Gone are the days
when you could walk on water....
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: abc dad efX gcg fgf dhc aee ehg aXX ebe XXh agX
- Stanza lengths (in strings): 3,3,3,3,3,3,3,3,3,3,3,3,
- Closest metre: iambic trimeter
- Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
- Сlosest stanza type: tercets
- Guessed form: unknown form
- Metre: 1101 1111110 1111 0111 101101 0110 0100011 011011 111101 011111 1111 10110 0101 011111 1111 10101 10110 1110 110110 1110 010101 00101 010101 11011 01000101 010101 0101010 1110110111 101010 11101 100101 110101 101011 0101011 10010101 10101
- Amount of stanzas: 12
- Average number of symbols per stanza: 70
- Average number of words per stanza: 14
- Amount of lines: 36
- Average number of symbols per line: 23 (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 A Visit;
- central theme;
- idea of the verse;
- history of its creation;
- critical appreciation.
Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!
Pay attention: the program cannot take into account all the numerous nuances of poetic technique while analyzing. We make no warranties of any kind, express or implied, about the completeness, accuracy, reliability and suitability with respect to the information.
More information about poems by Margaret Atwood
- Analysis of The City Planners
- Analysis of Variations On The Word Love
- Analysis of Morning In The Burned House
