This is an analysis of the poem Artist that begins with:

He gave a picture exhibition,
Hiring a little empty shop....

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: ababcdXd efefgfgf XcXcXhfh afaficic
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 8,8,8,8,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: shakespearean sonnet
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 110101010 10010101 010101010 01010101 100111010 11011101 111101010 01010101 011101010 11110101 110101010 11010001 010101010 11110101 100111010 11010111 1111111100 11010111 110101001000 11010110 0101000100 110100101 111101010 11110101 111101010 10011101 111101010 01011101 110001010 11010111 010111110 11001101
  • Amount of stanzas: 4
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 281
  • Average number of words per stanza: 50
  • Amount of lines: 32
  • Average number of symbols per line: 34 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 6
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; and, some, he are repeated.

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

    The author used the same word and at the beginnings of some neighboring stanzas. The figure of speech is a kind of anaphora.

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

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

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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