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

Now where the candles hke two praying angels.
Slim, white, and golden aureoled, keep back...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aXbcc XdcaX badef aaabe XXXdb ffaXb
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 5,5,5,5,5,5,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: rondeau rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 11010111010 1111010011 010101 1001001 110 0101110101 0111100101 0101010 0101001 1010 0100010101 0101101010100 11010 1111010 111 1111100111010 10101111001 101010110 0100001 1001 11010111101 10100101101110 1011001 1011010 1101 11111100101 01110010111 1101010 0101001 0001
  • Amount of stanzas: 6
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 168
  • Average number of words per stanza: 30
  • Amount of lines: 30
  • Average number of symbols per line: 33 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 6
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; her, for, and are repeated.

    The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same word her is repeated.

    The literary device anadiplosis is detected in two or more neighboring lines. The word/phrase sad connects the lines.

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

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

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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