This is an analysis of the poem Obsession that begins with:

I will not have roses in my room again,
Nor listen to sonnets of Michael Angelo...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abaccaddb
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 9,
  • Closest metre: iambic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: enclosed rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: blank verse
  • Metre: 10111001101 110010010101 0111011111 01010011111 10011010111 1011111111 11111100101 01110100101 111100010101
  • Amount of stanzas: 1
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 390
  • Average number of words per stanza: 76
  • Amount of lines: 9
  • Average number of symbols per line: 42 (strings are more long than medium ones)
  • 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; nor, and are repeated.

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

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

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