This is an analysis of the poem Love Magical that begins with:

IF you had been where I have been
(Grey, grey the skies above),...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: ababcdedfXfXgaaaececagXg
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 24,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: shakespearean sonnet
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 01101110 110101 11111111 111111 1111101 11100101 111101001 01001101001 01111111 1101001 111110101 10111100 11001101 11001101 100100101 010011011 01011101 1110101 11111111 01010101 01010101 01010101 11111100 01010101
  • Amount of stanzas: 1
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 857
  • Average number of words per stanza: 179
  • Amount of lines: 24
  • 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; you, of, her, in, and are repeated.

    The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same words the, a are repeated.

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

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

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