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

Fearing that she might go one day
With some fine fellow of her choice,...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: ababcdXX acacceXX fgfghehe adaXeaeX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 8,8,8,8,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: rima
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 10111111 01110001 11000101 11001001 11110101 11011101 01110100 10111010 01011101 11111101 00011111 11011111 11110011 10011101 01110100 10111110 01010111 01110101 11010001 11011101 11010100 11010101 11110101 101101 110101001 10011101 11011101 111111010 11010101 00111101 101110111 1111110
  • Amount of stanzas: 4
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 284
  • Average number of words per stanza: 54
  • Amount of lines: 32
  • Average number of symbols per line: 35 (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; her, she, went, i are repeated.

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

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

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

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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