This is an analysis of the poem O Imagination! that begins with:

Imagination, O Imagination!
You are my life's adoration....

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: AaXA bccA XbXA X
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,4,4,1,
  • Closest metre: iambic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: blank verse
  • Metre: 01010101010 11111010 1111101 01010101010 011011111 111100101000100 0101001111101 01010101010 01111101 01111111 111011101011 01010101010 01011
  • Amount of stanzas: 4
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 114
  • Average number of words per stanza: 20
  • Amount of lines: 13
  • Average number of symbols per line: 34 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 6
  • Mood of the speaker:

    There are many exclamation marks in the poem. The speaker is excited. He or she has strong feelings on the subject that is described in the poem.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; imagination, i, not are repeated.

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

    The poet repeated the same word imagination at the end of some neighboring stanzas. The poetic device is a kind of epiphora.

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

  • summary of O Imagination!;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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