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

To C.R.
Now everything was wrong, and all our souls...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: X aaaabbcaacddadadddbXeeffefggX cdcdheheijjiaXdffd
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 1,29,18,
  • Closest metre: iambic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: shakespearean sonnet
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: blank verse
  • Metre: 01 1101111111 100010111101 1101110101 1111110111 0101010001 1101111111 1101011001 1111010011 1001110101 11010110101 1011010111 1101011111 1101001101 1001001111 11010001001 1101111101 0101010111 1101010001 1100010101 1111010101 1001010101 1101010001 1111010111 0111110100 10011011101 0100110101 1101010111 1111110111 1001011000 11111101101 101110010111 1111001101 110100101101 1101110101 1101110101 11010100101 1100111101 1001010111 1111000101 11010011101 1111100101 1001111111 1011010100 010101011 1101110111 0101110101 0001111111
  • Amount of stanzas: 3
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 694
  • Average number of words per stanza: 126
  • Amount of lines: 48
  • 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; to, and, of, us are repeated.

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

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

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

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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