This is an analysis of the poem The Love Sonnets Of Proteus. Part Iv: Vita Nova: Xciv that begins with:
A YEAR AGO
A year ago I too was proud of May,... full text
Elements of the verse: questions and answers
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- Rhyme scheme: XXaXaaXaXXbcXbc
- Stanza lengths (in strings): 15,
- Closest metre: iambic pentameter
- Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
- Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
- Guessed form: rondeau
- Metre: 0101 0101111101 1101000101 1011111101 1011110101 1111011111 1101001111 1111010011 1111010111 01010111010 1101110001 11101011101 1110010100 1101110101 11011111011
- Amount of stanzas: 1
- Average number of symbols per stanza: 594
- Average number of words per stanza: 119
- Amount of lines: 15
- Average number of symbols per line: 39 (medium-length strings)
- Average number of words per line: 8
Mood of the speaker:
There are many exclamation marks in the poem. The speaker is excited. He or she has strong feelings on the subject that is described in the poem.
The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; one is repeated.
The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same words a, when are repeated.
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More information about poems by Wilfrid Scawen Blunt
- Analysis of The Love Sonnets Of Proteus. Part Iv: Vita Nova: Xcix
- Analysis of The Love Sonnets Of Proteus. Part Iv: Vita Nova: Xcv
- Analysis of The Love Sonnets Of Proteus. Part Iv: Vita Nova: Xcvi