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

Are you shaken, are you stirred
By a whisper of love,...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: ababccXc dedeffXf fdfdggXg
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 8,8,8,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: rima
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 1110111 101001 11001 11101 10111 01001 101001 1111 1011111 101110 101101 01010 11011 11011 101101 10111 011111 01001 0101 01101 11101 11101 011011 1111
  • Amount of stanzas: 3
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 205
  • Average number of words per stanza: 37
  • Amount of lines: 24
  • Average number of symbols per line: 25 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 5
  • 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 Kiss;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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