This is an analysis of the poem The Room In Which I Am Forced . . . that begins with:

The room in which I now live has a closed window,
A window that I cannot open at will....

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: XaabcddXaeXfgghhgXfbfefcfcXXXXXe
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 32,
  • Closest metre: iambic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: blank verse
  • Metre: 010111110110 01011101010 010100010101110110 110011 1110100110101011 110011010101001001 1101010111110100100010011 11001111001101 111011110110101 11110011001010010 1101110110110110110 1111111 11001111101 01111101 01101001010111010 0010010100000110 011001000010010101 001110010110101111 00111100101 11110111010111011110101001001010 010111100111 0101010101 0100101011111 11101011 0100101011 1011011 1101011001001 100100100001011100 1101111011101 110111100010 010110110011010010011010100100101010111101000001001000110010
  • Amount of stanzas: 2
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 956
  • Average number of words per stanza: 185
  • Amount of lines: 31
  • Average number of symbols per line: 61 (very long strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 12
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; i, where, they, in, room, live, to, me, lump are repeated.

    The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same words a, in, i'll are repeated.

    There is a poetic device epiphora at the end of some neighboring lines will, live are repeated).

    The literary device anadiplosis is detected in two or more neighboring lines. The word/phrase free connects the lines.

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

  • summary of The Room In Which I Am Forced . . .;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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