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

Some day I shall rise and leave my friends
And seek you again through the world’s far ends, ... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aabbcddeeXXffbcffaaa
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 20,
  • Closest metre: iambic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: couplets
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: heroic couplets
  • Metre: 111111111 1110110111 111111 101111011 110100110 110111101 1010010101 111101111 1110110111 00111010 011111100 1110100111 111100101 110111101 11011110 010011111 110101111 11110110111 1010111011 111010100
  • Amount of stanzas: 1
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 826
  • Average number of words per stanza: 165
  • Amount of lines: 20
  • Average number of symbols per line: 40 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 8
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; and is repeated.

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

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

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

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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