This is an analysis of the poem Aspiration (Excerpt) that begins with:

Unto the spring of purest life
Aspires my withered heart,... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: XaXaba ccdcec afXfgf ehghbh deeece ijijdX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 6,6,6,6,6,6,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 100010101 0101101 1101001 011111 10100101 011101 11010111 111101 0101011 0100111 11011111 110101 11010101 111101 11010111 110101 11001101 110111 11010011 111111 11011101 111101 11001100 011111 11110010 010011 111111001 110101 11110101 010001 11011111 0011010 11110111 1100010 11110101 01010100
  • Amount of stanzas: 5
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 219
  • Average number of words per stanza: 41
  • Amount of lines: 37
  • Average number of symbols per line: 29 (strings are less 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; their is repeated.

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

  • summary of Aspiration (Excerpt);
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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