This is an analysis of the poem Under a Soprano Sky that begins with:

once i lived on pillars in a green house
boarded by lilacs that rocked voices into weeds. ...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abcXbcbXcdXdb XabXbX X abbbX caXXbb
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 13,6,1,5,6,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: rima
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 1111100011 101111110001 11111 1001011 1001001 01011101 01 11110 101111011 01111101 111001 1111011 01010011 110110011 11010 111110110101 1101 1001111 111111110111 1 1111110001 111101 0100011110011 10010101 0101010 110111 0101010 110111110111 10001010101 101101
  • Amount of stanzas: 6
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 170
  • Average number of words per stanza: 30
  • Amount of lines: 30
  • Average number of symbols per line: 34 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 6
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; i is repeated.

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

  • summary of Under a Soprano Sky;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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