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

THE year has turned the corner,
Cold June is with the dead,...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abXbXbcbcdbdaXXXde Xe
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 18,2,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: rima
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 0111010 110001 10101010 010111 0101110 110111 0101010 110011 01110011 110101 1111011 110101 1101110 110100 10101010 110101 1110110 110001 0110011 011001
  • Amount of stanzas: 1
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 592
  • Average number of words per stanza: 111
  • Amount of lines: 21
  • Average number of symbols per line: 27 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 5
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

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

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

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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