This is an analysis of the poem Memory that begins with:

Enter, magician,—now the world is thine,
Robbed of its bitterness. Within this room...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abbacXXc deedfeef aggahiih ajjaXkkh
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 8,8,8,8,
  • Closest metre: iambic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: enclosed rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: blank verse
  • Metre: 1001010101 1001000101 01011101001 110100100101 0101010101 1001011000 1101010100 1111110101 11010101001 0101010101 11010000101 0111110101 0101111100 0111010111 1101010101 1001011100 1111111111 1001010111 0101001101 1101110101 1101110000 11001101001 1101110101 1001010011 1101010101 1001010101 110010111 1001110101 1101110100 0111110111 0101011111 1011010101
  • Amount of stanzas: 4
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 344
  • Average number of words per stanza: 62
  • Amount of lines: 32
  • Average number of symbols per line: 42 (strings are more long than medium ones)
  • 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, of, each are repeated.

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

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

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

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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