This is an analysis of the poem Acushla that begins with:
I NAMED her twice, I named her thrice,
I named her ten times over;...
Elements of the verse: questions and answers
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- Rhyme scheme: XabaXCXcbcXcXCXXXXXXXCbc
- Stanza lengths (in strings): 24,
- Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
- Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
- Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
- Guessed form: unknown form
- Metre: 11011101 1101110 01110101 101001010 100100 0101010 01010111 1101010 11010101 0111010 11110101 1101110 100100 0101010 11010101 110101 01010101 0101110 11111111 1101110 100100 0101010 01001101 1100010
- Amount of stanzas: 1
- Average number of symbols per stanza: 721
- Average number of words per stanza: 137
- 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:
There are many exclamation marks in the poem. The speaker is excited. He or she has strong feelings on the subject that is described in the poem.
The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; i, her, named, and are repeated.
The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same words i, and are repeated.
If you write a school or university poetry essay, you should Include in your explanation of the poem:
- summary of Acushla;
- central theme;
- idea of the verse;
- history of its creation;
- critical appreciation.
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