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

In the Almond – what dwells in the Almond?
Nothing....

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abac bbc d Xacbc dX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,3,1,5,2,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: rondeau rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: rondeau
  • Metre: 0010110010 10 1010010 10111 01011101 110101 11111 111111 11111111 1111010 1111001 01101 10111 1011111 10101001
  • Amount of stanzas: 5
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 94
  • Average number of words per stanza: 17
  • Amount of lines: 15
  • Average number of symbols per line: 32 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 6
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The speaker asks many questions. Perhaps, he or she is in confusion.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; dwells, in, almond, there, king, your, eye, on are repeated.

    The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same words nothing, there, your are repeated.

    The author used the same word in 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 king is repeated).

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

    The literary device anadiplosis is detected in two or more neighboring lines. The word/phrase nothing connects the lines.

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

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

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