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

In darkness the loud sea makes moan;
And earth is shaken, and all evils creep... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abcbadbdXdef fXe ddecddcgXgbgb
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 12,3,13,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: enclosed rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 01001111 1101011101 0101 110111 1001010101 100111 11010101 0111110001 1011010100 111101 10011010101 101111 1101110111 1111111101 10010111 0011010111 110001010101 1101011111 1101010 0111010111 01010111 110101110 111110111 1101010111 1011110111 1101010101 11000101
  • Amount of stanzas: 4
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 257
  • Average number of words per stanza: 48
  • Amount of lines: 27
  • Average number of symbols per line: 37 (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; to, and, your are repeated.

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

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

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

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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