This is an analysis of the poem The Borders that begins with:

To say that she came into me,
from another world, is not true....

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abcdddaaacXadefXgXXefXXfabagfg Xg
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 30,2,
  • Closest metre: trochaic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 01111001 00101011 101000101 11010 1100111001 101101001 01101011 111001101 11110111 11110100100 010001001000 101000111010001 10101000110 101110111110 10001011100 11100110100 11010011 011011010 1111 11101011111 0101101100 1111111110 1110110110 11110110 101001111 10110101 0111010111 1111010101100 010111110 01001010 0100010
  • Amount of stanzas: 2
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 555
  • Average number of words per stanza: 110
  • Amount of lines: 32
  • Average number of symbols per line: 34 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 7
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; me, my, i, to, in are repeated.

    There is a poetic device epiphora at the end of some neighboring lines me is repeated).

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

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

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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