Nomad Exquisite by Wallace Stevens: poem analysis

This is an analysis of the poem Nomad Exquisite that begins with:

As the immense dew of Florida
Brings forth...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: AXbX Abcdd dcdXd
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,5,5,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: couplets
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: sonnet with iambic trimeter or irregular meter
  • Metre: 100110100 11 01101 11110011 100110100 11111 00010 0101111 111011 1110 11010011010 11010 101110 1110101
  • Amount of stanzas: 3
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 128
  • Average number of words per stanza: 23
  • Amount of lines: 14
  • Average number of symbols per line: 27 (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; and is repeated.

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

    The author used the same word as at the beginnings of some neighboring stanzas. The figure of speech is a kind of anaphora.

    There is a poetic device epiphora at the end of some neighboring lines sides is repeated).

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

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

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