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

After death, the world of Siva and the world of Vaikunta
We shall attain, who believe thus...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: XXXa bXca cbXa XXXa
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,4,4,4,
  • Closest metre: trochaic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 101010101010100 11011011 0110111111 101101111101 001001 0010011010 010101101001 11101111101 01001010100010 10110101 1010100110 101101111101 100111111101 101110111000 101010 11101001111101
  • Amount of stanzas: 4
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 180
  • Average number of words per stanza: 31
  • Amount of lines: 16
  • Average number of symbols per line: 44 (strings are more long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 8
  • 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; in, this are repeated.

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

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

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