This is an analysis of the poem The Tryst that begins with:

I raised the veil, I loosed the bands,
I took the dead thing from its place....

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: ababa ccccc deded bcbcb cacbc cfcfc
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 5,5,5,5,5,5,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: ballad stanza
  • Metre: 11011101 11011001 10110101 111100101 111001 11111101 01011101 10011111 01111101 001111 01110101 110111001 11110111 11110101 001101 01110101 01110101 01010101 100101010 111100 11110101 11111111 10010101 11110111 110101 11110111 10110111 11010111 11111101 010001
  • Amount of stanzas: 6
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 168
  • Average number of words per stanza: 33
  • Amount of lines: 30
  • Average number of symbols per line: 33 (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; i, her are repeated.

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

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

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

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