To Lucasta Ode Lyrick by Richard Lovelace: poem analysis

This is an analysis of the poem To Lucasta Ode Lyrick that begins with:

I.
Ah LUCASTA, why so bright?... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

The information we provided is prepared by means of a special computer program. Use the criteria sheet to understand greatest poems or improve your poetry analysis essay.

  • Rhyme scheme: abbbb XbXXXb XbbbbX Xccccc aaaaXX adddX XXXXXX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 5,6,6,6,6,5,6,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 1 1100111 101011 0110011 1111001 1 1100111 01101001 1001110 11101100 1010101 1 1100111 111101 1110001 11010101 11101010 1 1100110 101011 1011111 0001101 101001 1 10011111 11111001 11100101 1110010 1010110 1 10101011 111010 1101111 1111101 1 1010101 1011111 1110101 1010111 1110111
  • Amount of stanzas: 7
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 148
  • Average number of words per stanza: 27
  • Amount of lines: 40
  • Average number of symbols per line: 28 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 5

  • 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; but is repeated.

    The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same word nor is repeated.

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

  • summary of To Lucasta Ode Lyrick;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

More information about poems by Richard Lovelace

Poems about...
✕