This is an analysis of the poem Innocent Heart that begins with:

Innocent heart, what has happened to you?
Alas, what is the cure to this pain? ...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aX XX XX aX bb
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 2,2,2,2,2,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 1001111001 011001001 11100011101 1110001 110101 11111101 110101011 111100101 1010101 111101110
  • Amount of stanzas: 5
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 70
  • Average number of words per stanza: 14
  • Amount of lines: 10
  • Average number of symbols per line: 35 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 7
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The speaker asks many questions. Perhaps, he or she is in confusion.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; what is repeated.

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

  • summary of Innocent Heart;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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