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

The Muse who comes each morning
In rozy gauze is clad;... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abcb Xdcd Xece fgXg fgcg Xbab fXgX aXfX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,4,4,4,4,4,4,4,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 0111110 010101 0101010 011111 0101010 1100110 0101010 0100010 1001010 110101 0100110 110101 0111111 110101 010100 110101 0101010 110111 1101010 010101 1111010 110101 1101110 110111 1101010 1111101 1111110 110101 0101010 111101 1001011 110100
  • Amount of stanzas: 8
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 115
  • Average number of words per stanza: 21
  • Amount of lines: 32
  • Average number of symbols per line: 28 (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; her, and are repeated.

    The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same words her, and, she are repeated.

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

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

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