This is an analysis of the poem Heartbeat that begins with:
Only mouths are we. Who sings the distant heart
which safely exists in the center of all things?...
Elements of the verse: questions and answers
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- Rhyme scheme: XXaXXXbbcXa Xc
- Stanza lengths (in strings): 11,2,
- Closest metre: iambic pentameter
- Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
- Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
- Guessed form: blank verse
- Metre: 10111110101 110010010011 01011001001 00101010101 01010101011 11111110101 01110101010 111000001100 0101110110 1111 110101010100 0101101010
- Amount of stanzas: 2
- Average number of symbols per stanza: 242
- Average number of words per stanza: 42
- Amount of lines: 13
- Average number of symbols per line: 36 (medium-length strings)
- Average number of words per line: 6
Mood of the speaker:
The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.
If you write a school or university poetry essay, you should Include in your explanation of the poem:
- summary of Heartbeat;
- central theme;
- idea of the verse;
- history of its creation;
- critical appreciation.
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