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

Being apart and lonely is like rain.
It climbs toward evening from the ocean plains;...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abbcX XaXXXcXb
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 5,8,
  • Closest metre: trochaic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 1001110011 01011000101 01101010101 010100101 11011010101010 0111101100 101011110001 1111011110 1000101110 11110101100 101010011 10110001010
  • Amount of stanzas: 3
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 172
  • Average number of words per stanza: 30
  • Amount of lines: 12
  • Average number of symbols per line: 42 (strings are more long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 8
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; when is repeated.

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

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

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