This is an analysis of the poem The Cave Of The Unborn that begins with:

I rose at night and visited
The Cave of the Unborn,... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abccab dbdddX eaffeX agddag
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 6,6,6,6,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: enclosed rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 11111100 010011 11010101 11000100 11110101 011111 11010101 1111001 1010100001 01010101 11010111 11000100 11110111 111101 11101101 11010111 01110111 1111000 11110001 111101 11110101 101010101 0001111010 1011000
  • Amount of stanzas: 4
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 194
  • Average number of words per stanza: 36
  • Amount of lines: 24
  • Average number of symbols per line: 32 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 6
  • 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; their is repeated.

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

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

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

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