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

I love you
because the Earth turns round the sun...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: AbcdeXdfagcbAd AXdghihjkelfjAlk jagflijdgAmhabla XnaXgAenajAeldhXilala AkagjdXagmaa
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 14,16,16,21,12,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 111 01011101 0101111 01 0101010 111110 0101010001 10111001 01101111 01010100 11010101 00010010 111 010001001001 111 1010111010 010110 110010 1111110 011101010 0010 111101 1101 01111101 111010 0111111 11101 111 011110 10101 1110 01111 011110 011111 11011101 101011010 1110101 1011 10100100100 111 010010 111 1011011 1100101 110101010010 1110001111 01111 0110 01101 11000001010000 101110110 111 011111101 100100 011101 0101011 111 011101001 111001 011111 11110010 1111 01101110100 0101 1111 0111101111 1111 111 01111 1011 11111100 1101010 1010100 11101111 011 01111111 1011010111 11 111111111
  • Amount of stanzas: 5
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 570
  • Average number of words per stanza: 78
  • Amount of lines: 79
  • Average number of symbols per line: 35 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 5
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; i, my, you, love are repeated.

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

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

    There is a poetic device epiphora at the end of some neighboring lines you is repeated).

    The poet repeated the same word you 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 Resignation;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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