This is an analysis of the poem Eden that begins with:

A learned and a happy ignorance
Divided me... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abcacbb deXdebc fggfghh ijjXjaa geegebc iccibff kggkgbc
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 7,7,7,7,7,7,7,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: rima
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 011010100 0101 010100 010111110101 01010100 0111010101 1101110001 1111110101 1101 110100 0110110101 11011111 1101110101 1111010100 1101010101 1111 110011 1111011101 11110101 01011101010 01110101010 0101001101 1101 101101 1101010010 11101111 1111111101 0111010101 1011000101 0101 110111 111101111 11010001 1100011101 0001000100 1111010001 1100 010100 1101011111 11110101 1111010101 1101001101 1011110111 1111 111101 0111101101 11011101 1001011111 01001000100
  • Amount of stanzas: 7
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 240
  • Average number of words per stanza: 45
  • Amount of lines: 49
  • Average number of symbols per line: 33 (medium-length strings)
  • 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; so, first, and are repeated.

    The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same words from, so are repeated.

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

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

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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