This is an analysis of the poem Voices that begins with:

EACH small gleam was a voice
-A lantern voice- ... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aabcbdacb dXbXdXcb
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 9,8,
  • Closest metre: trochaic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: limerick
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 111101 0101 010101010011 010010110010 01011111010 1110101 011111010 1010010110010 10101010011 11010 11011010 101001 10100011 101101010 111010110 1010010110010 101010011
  • Amount of stanzas: 2
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 317
  • Average number of words per stanza: 54
  • Amount of lines: 17
  • Average number of symbols per line: 36 (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; of is repeated.

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

    The poet repeated the same word gold 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 Voices;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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