This is an analysis of the poem The Eviction that begins with:

Unruly tenant of my heart,
Full fain would I be quit of thee.... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abab caca cdcd efef ababXafaf
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,4,4,4,9,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: ballad stanza
  • Metre: 01010011 11110101 11110101 110110111 11111101 10111101 01011111 010010101 11010111 11010011 11101111 11110001 10111011 10111101 01010101 01010101 11000101 01010101 11011101 01111001 11010001 100011111 111011101 11010101
  • Amount of stanzas: 6
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 138
  • Average number of words per stanza: 27
  • Amount of lines: 24
  • Average number of symbols per line: 34 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 7
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; in, and are repeated.

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

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

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

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