The Visitant by Theodore Roethke: poem analysis

This is an analysis of the poem The Visitant that begins with:

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Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: X abac dcXab X eaXXc aXfedf X fX fX bXa
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 1,4,5,1,5,6,1,2,2,3,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: enclosed rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 1 01110100110 0111010 011 1110111 101111111 01010101 11001101 011000110 10101010 1 1110111 11011010 100011 0111001 01110011 11011 0110011 001101010 11 01001 01010 1 11001010 101011101001 10111110 1011010101 10111110 0110010100 0101111
  • Amount of stanzas: 10
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 87
  • Average number of words per stanza: 17
  • Amount of lines: 37
  • Average number of symbols per line: 23 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 5

  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; stay, slow, i are repeated.

    The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same words a, slow, her, the, where are repeated.

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

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

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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