This is an analysis of the poem The Power Of Music that begins with:

When summer comes, we hear the hums
Bhisma Lochan Sharma....

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abcbadedXcXXafafgfgfXhbhiXXXXicidjXjehXh X
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 40,1,
  • Closest metre: trochaic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 11011101 101010 11011111010 1010 1111110111 11111 010100001111 1011 11000101110 1110 110111110 1110101 01011101110 1011 110101011 101011 010100101010 11010 11110101110 1010 010101010101 110 01010111110 1011 100101011101 110 01110101111 11101 11010111100 11110 01010101110 1010 1111010101 10010 110101010 101010 010111111 1010100 11010101010 1010 010010100100101100100
  • Amount of stanzas: 2
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 890
  • Average number of words per stanza: 121
  • Amount of lines: 41
  • Average number of symbols per line: 43 (strings are more long than medium ones)
  • 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.

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

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

  • summary of The Power Of Music;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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