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

France is the fairest land on earth,
Lovely to heart's desire,...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aXaXbXbc ddddeceX ccccfXfX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 8,8,8,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: rima
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 10010111 1001010 11011101 010001 11011111 0101100 11111101 11010 11000101 11110 11111101 10110 11010101 11010 11011001 11000 11000101 011001 11000111 011100 01110001 111001 01010101 11010
  • Amount of stanzas: 3
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 270
  • Average number of words per stanza: 43
  • Amount of lines: 24
  • Average number of symbols per line: 33 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 5
  • 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 repeated the same word ' at the end of some neighboring stanzas. The poetic device is a kind of epiphora.

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

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

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