Dialogue Between Hamlet And His Conscience by Marina Ivanovna Tsvetaeva: poem analysis

This is an analysis of the poem Dialogue Between Hamlet And His Conscience that begins with:

- She's- She's in the riverbed, in algae
And weeds...She went to them...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aXbCXXXAcXCcXbAXXc
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 18,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 1100101010 11100 011111110 110111 1101010 101 10 100101010 1010110 110001101 110111 11010 1 101101010 100101010 1101 11
  • Amount of stanzas: 2
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 229
  • Average number of words per stanza: 41
  • Amount of lines: 17
  • Average number of symbols per line: 26 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 5

  • 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.

    There are many three dots in the poem. Readers should think of the author's idea together with the pensive speaker.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; she's is repeated.

    The literary device anadiplosis is detected in two or more neighboring lines. The word/phrase algae connects the lines.

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

  • summary of Dialogue Between Hamlet And His Conscience;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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