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

SOME may have blamed you that you took away
The verses that could move them on the day... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aabbccddeeff
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 12,
  • Closest metre: iambic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: couplets
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: heroic couplets
  • Metre: 1111111101 0101110101 10110100010011 01011011111 1001010111 1011110101 1011000111 1110111101 1110110101 1101110001 1111011101 1101111001
  • Amount of stanzas: 1
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 561
  • Average number of words per stanza: 106
  • Amount of lines: 12
  • Average number of symbols per line: 46 (strings are more long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 9
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; you is repeated.

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

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

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