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

My tangoing seemed to delight her;
With me it was love at first sight....

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abaXacac XbXbcdcd ababaeae
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 8,8,8,
  • Closest metre: trochaic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 11010010 01011111 110111010 11110001100 10101100110 11011011 010110110 11011111 111010100 11111001 110111010 01001011 011001010 10101001 110110110 11011011 110010010 11111111 110011110 11101001 110111110 11111001 111010010 11001111
  • Amount of stanzas: 3
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 279
  • Average number of words per stanza: 54
  • Amount of lines: 24
  • Average number of symbols per line: 34 (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; i is repeated.

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

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

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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