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

If on water and sweet bread
Seven years I'll add to life,...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: ababcc dedeff gXgXhhXheehcc
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 6,6,13,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 0110111 1001101 1101101 1110101 1000011 1011101 0010101 1110101 1100101 1010101 1110111 1010011 11111011 1000111 1110111 1010100 1111101 1110101 1111101 10011101 1011101 0100101 1110101 1010111
  • Amount of stanzas: 4
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 170
  • Average number of words per stanza: 35
  • Amount of lines: 24
  • Average number of symbols per line: 28 (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; i is repeated.

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

    The author used the same word if 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 Seven;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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