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

THE MOTHER of the Muses, we are taught,
Is Memory: she has left me; they remain,...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: XabcdabXXeXeXdXaaadXc
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 21,
  • Closest metre: iambic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: blank verse
  • Metre: 0100010111 01001111101 1111010101 0101011101 0101011101 10011011101 01001110111 10110011010 1101111110 0101010100 1001111101 01010101001 1101011100 1111001111 0111110110 0100101101 1101011101 0101110100 0111010101 11010101001 0101010101
  • Amount of stanzas: 1
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 853
  • Average number of words per stanza: 159
  • Amount of lines: 21
  • Average number of symbols per line: 40 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 8
  • 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.

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

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

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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