This is an analysis of the poem To A Friend In Bereavement that begins with:
No comfort, nay, no comfort. Yet would I
In Sorrow's cause with Sorrow intercede.... full text
Elements of the verse: questions and answers
The information we provided is prepared by means of a special computer program. Use the criteria sheet to understand greatest poems or improve your poetry analysis essay.
- Rhyme scheme: abbaXbbabcdcdb
- Stanza lengths (in strings): 14,
- Closest metre: iambic pentameter
- Сlosest rhyme: limerick
- Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
- Guessed form: sonnet with iambic pentameter or irregular meter
- Metre: 1101110111 0101010101 1101100111 1100010101 1001011100 1111011111 1101110101 10010110111 11111111101 1101010011 0101110101 1101010101 1101010101 110101011101
- Amount of stanzas: 1
- Average number of symbols per stanza: 603
- Average number of words per stanza: 125
- Amount of lines: 14
- Average number of symbols per line: 42 (strings are more long than medium ones)
- Average number of words per line: 9
Mood of the speaker:
The speaker asks many questions. Perhaps, he or she is in confusion.
The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; to is repeated.
The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same word and is repeated.
If you write a school or university poetry essay, you should Include in your explanation of the poem:
- summary of To A Friend In Bereavement;
- central theme;
- idea of the verse;
- history of its creation;
- critical appreciation.
Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!
Pay attention: the program cannot take into account all the numerous nuances of poetic technique while analyzing. We make no warranties of any kind, express or implied, about the completeness, accuracy, reliability and suitability with respect to the information.
More information about poems by Sydney Thompson Dobell
- Analysis of To A Cathedral Tower: On The Evening Of The Thirty-Fifth Anniversay Of Waterloo
- Analysis of To James H.
- Analysis of To The Tiber
