This is an analysis of the poem My Chapel that begins with:

In idle dream with pipe in hand
I looked across the Square,...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: ababcdcd aeaefXfX bgbghXhX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 8,8,8,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 01010101 110101 11010101 010001 01000101 010101 01010101 110100 01011111 111101 11110111 110001 10010111 110101 11011101 0101 11110001 010111 11010101 111101 11010101 011101 11110011 0111
  • Amount of stanzas: 3
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 241
  • Average number of words per stanza: 44
  • Amount of lines: 24
  • Average number of symbols per line: 29 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • 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; in is repeated.

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

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

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

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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