This is an analysis of the poem Frenzied Light that begins with:

When you called me
To light up your life...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aXbc daecXXXe XXbeXd adX X
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,8,6,3,1,
  • Closest metre: trochaic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 1111 01111 111001 11111101 1110010 111001101 01001010 1111101 110100111 001111101 01011010110 1001010110110100 1101010101 1101101010 1101010101 110111111101 10101011010111 010011010101101110 1011 1011101100 1001110010010 110010100
  • Amount of stanzas: 5
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 165
  • Average number of words per stanza: 33
  • Amount of lines: 22
  • Average number of symbols per line: 37 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 8
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; for, i, so, of, me are repeated.

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

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

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

  • summary of Frenzied Light;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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