This is an analysis of the poem Mira's Will that begins with:

IMPRIMIS -- My departed Shade I trust
To Heav'n -- My Body to the silent Dust;... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aaaaXbccbbddeeff Xfffffgghhbbiiccii XXgg
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 16,18,4,
  • Closest metre: iambic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: rima
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: blank verse
  • Metre: 0101010111 0111000101 1101010101 0001010111 11110101001 010100100001 1111110111 0111110101 0111000101 0101010101 0101010111 1110000101 11010111010 01010111010 1101110011 0011010111 1011110011 0101011101 1111110101 1101010101 0101010101 0101010111 1101010101 1111001101 1101010101 1101010111 0001010111 0101011101 0101010101 1011010111 1101010111 1011010101 1011010101 11010101101 1011010010 1101100100 1111110001 0101010101
  • Amount of stanzas: 3
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 530
  • Average number of words per stanza: 93
  • Amount of lines: 38
  • Average number of symbols per line: 41 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 7
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

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

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

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

  • summary of Mira's Will;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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