This is an analysis of the poem The Reply that begins with:
IF I were to answer you
As you would, my soul would soar... full text
Elements of the verse: questions and answers
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- Rhyme scheme: abccab dXeeXd feddef gXccXg hbbbbh
- Stanza lengths (in strings): 6,6,6,6,6,
- Closest metre: iambic trimeter
- Сlosest rhyme: enclosed rhyme
- Сlosest stanza type: tercets
- Guessed form: unknown form
- Metre: 0100101 1111111 1010111 1110111 1110101 101 1010101 0111110 0110101 1011111 1000101 101 1110111 1111111 11111001 01110101 1011101 101 1110101 1110101 10111010 11111110 1110101 101 1010111 01001101 1010111 1111101 1010111 011
- Amount of stanzas: 5
- Average number of symbols per stanza: 171
- Average number of words per stanza: 32
- Amount of lines: 30
- Average number of symbols per line: 28 (strings are less long than medium ones)
- Average number of words per line: 5
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 The Reply;
- central theme;
- idea of the verse;
- history of its creation;
- critical appreciation.
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