This is an analysis of the poem To Miss --, that begins with:

{On her playing upon the harpsichord in
a room hung with flower-pieces of her own painting}.... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: Xa aabbccddeeffdXgghhhhaaaabbccgXiijjhh
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 2,36,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: ballad stanza
  • Metre: 10100101010 0110101000110 11010101 010101001 110100010 110101010 110100001 11010001 1110010010 010101010 11110111 11010101 111111001 11011001 010111010 110101001 01010111 01010001 11001001 11010101 11110001 11010101 11010111 11010101 0100010101 11010001 11010101 11110101 11011101 01011101 110100101 0101000 11010101 11010001 11011101 01011101 11010101 01010101
  • Amount of stanzas: 2
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 675
  • Average number of words per stanza: 114
  • Amount of lines: 38
  • Average number of symbols per line: 35 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 6
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

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

  • summary of To Miss --,;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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