This is an analysis of the poem Secret that begins with:
Come, then, this mighty secret you are clasping
Tight to your breast encased in leaden woe—...
Elements of the verse: questions and answers
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- Rhyme scheme: XaaX baab cddc
- Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,4,4,
- Closest metre: trochaic pentameter
- Сlosest rhyme: rondeau rhyme
- Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
- Guessed form: unknown form
- Metre: 11010101110 1011010101 1111110101 1101011011100 11101101010 1100010001 1001011101 101100101010 1101111111 1011100101 1001110101 1011010101
- Amount of stanzas: 3
- Average number of symbols per stanza: 172
- Average number of words per stanza: 32
- Amount of lines: 12
- 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 speaker asks many questions. Perhaps, he or she is in confusion.
If you write a school or university poetry essay, you should Include in your explanation of the poem:
- summary of Secret;
- central theme;
- idea of the verse;
- history of its creation;
- critical appreciation.
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