This is an analysis of the poem Terminal Silhouette that begins with:

I know you not and in no way
I want to lose starry illusions...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aXXa bccb deed fXXf ghha fgXfXcddc
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,4,4,4,4,9,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: rima
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 11111011 110110010 010101010 10110001 11011111 1111101 11011111 11101001 01010111 10110111 11010111 001001011 01010011 1001101 11001101 11111111 11111100 11110011 10110101 11010110 01010111 110101010 1001001010 00110101 10010011 11010101 00011101 11110101
  • Amount of stanzas: 7
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 132
  • Average number of words per stanza: 27
  • Amount of lines: 28
  • 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; so is repeated.

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

    The author used the same word a at the beginnings of some neighboring stanzas. The figure of speech is a kind of anaphora.

    There is a poetic device epiphora at the end of some neighboring lines all is repeated).

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

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

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