This is an analysis of the poem To An Ungentle Critic that begins with:

The great sun sinks behind the town
Through a red mist of Volnay wine.... ...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aaaabba cdcceed fXffggX fhffiih
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 7,7,7,7,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: rima
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 01110101 10110101 10010101 110010101 11010111 11010001 11011111 01110101 01010011 111111001 11110101 11011101 11110111 010001111 11111101 11110010 010010111 11101111 11011101 11010111 11111101 11110111 111101110 10110011 11011101 011100101 11010111 111101110
  • Amount of stanzas: 4
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 261
  • Average number of words per stanza: 49
  • Amount of lines: 28
  • 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; you, of, and, i are repeated.

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

  • summary of To An Ungentle Critic;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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