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

THE little moths are creeping
Across the cottage pane;...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aBcB cbdb Xede XfXf XXXXXcBaB
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,4,4,4,9,
  • Closest metre: trochaic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 0101110 010101 10101010 1111101 1111010 1111101 01011010 0011101 111111010 1110101 11111010 10101001 001110110 0101011 101111010 1010111 1110100100 110100 11100100 1011110 11101010 1111101 10101110 010101
  • Amount of stanzas: 6
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 129
  • Average number of words per stanza: 25
  • Amount of lines: 24
  • Average number of symbols per line: 31 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 6
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

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

    The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same word and is repeated.

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

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

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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