This is an analysis of the poem The Whip that begins with:

I spent a night turning in bed,
my love was a feather, a flat...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: ab cb de ad eb ca Xb db XX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 2,2,2,2,2,2,2,2,2,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: couplets
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 11011001 11101001 10111 101 11010111 0111010101 1011 011100 011 011 010001111 1011 11011 1101111 011 11111 11010 10
  • Amount of stanzas: 9
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 42
  • Average number of words per stanza: 9
  • Amount of lines: 18
  • Average number of symbols per line: 21 (very short strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 4
  • 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 The Whip;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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