This is an analysis of the poem Inspiration. that begins with:

There's a wind that sweeps through the day and night,
And like the lightning goes,...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: XaaabcccadedecXcbfXfebXb
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 24,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: rima
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 1011110111 110101 111101001 1111001 1100010101 1110101 111100101 100101 111100101 1100101 101010101 10110110 1010101001 1010111 1100100101 010101 010010110 111101 011001101 010101 010101001 0101011 1100100101 10101011
  • Amount of stanzas: 1
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 824
  • Average number of words per stanza: 157
  • Amount of lines: 24
  • Average number of symbols per line: 33 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 7
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

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

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

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

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

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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