This is an analysis of the poem Cover Me With A Blanket O Kanha, that begins with:

Cover me with a blanket O Kanha, my chunri is all drenched!
Hold me close O Kanha; I am bare and shivering!...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: AB ccXAB dXdAB
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 2,5,5,
  • Closest metre: trochaic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: rima
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 1010010110110011 1111101111100 111110100 01101100 11101111010010011 1010010110110011 1111101111100 001010011111 10011101 101111010001 1010010110110011 1111101111100
  • Amount of stanzas: 3
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 199
  • Average number of words per stanza: 39
  • Amount of lines: 12
  • Average number of symbols per line: 49 (strings are more long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 10
  • Mood of the speaker:

    There are many exclamation marks in the poem. The speaker is excited. He or she has strong feelings on the subject that is described in the poem.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; me, and are repeated.

    The poet repeated the same word shivering at the end of some neighboring stanzas. The poetic device is a kind of epiphora.

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

  • summary of Cover Me With A Blanket O Kanha,;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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