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

I have been lonely all my days on earth,
Living a life within my secret soul,... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abab cdcd efef ghiX jbjb gXid dhdh ckckXicic
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,4,4,4,4,4,4,9,
  • Closest metre: iambic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: blank verse
  • Metre: 1101011111 1001011101 01101010101 010101 1010110111 0101110101 0101110101 110101 1111011111 0111010101 1111001111 110101 1101110100 1111111011 1111111111 010110 1111100101 0111011111 1111000101 111101 1101001100 01010101100 1111011101 111101 1111111101 11110101001 1111010001 111101 1011011101 1101110101 1101011100 110101 1101101111 1101011101 0101110110 110101
  • Amount of stanzas: 9
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 153
  • Average number of words per stanza: 29
  • Amount of lines: 36
  • Average number of symbols per line: 37 (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; i, my, and, for are repeated.

    The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same words to, and are repeated.

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

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

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