This is an analysis of the poem The Gown You Wear that begins with:

The gown you wear is curiously like sound-
Tangles of dahlia-murmurs taking shape...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aXXBXXBaX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 9,
  • Closest metre: iambic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: blank verse
  • Metre: 01110100011 1001010101 010101 0101010011 1010010100 11110110001 0101010011 0101010001 01010011101
  • Amount of stanzas: 1
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 354
  • Average number of words per stanza: 59
  • Amount of lines: 9
  • Average number of symbols per line: 38 (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; of is repeated.

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

  • summary of The Gown You Wear;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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