This is an analysis of the poem Self–diffidence that begins with:
Source of love, and light of day,
Tear me from myself away;... full text
Elements of the verse: questions and answers
The information we provided is prepared by means of a special computer program. Use the criteria sheet to understand greatest poems or improve your poetry analysis essay.
- Rhyme scheme: aabbccdd Xcbbeeff ccddffgg ccffhhii bbjjiiaa
- Stanza lengths (in strings): 8,8,8,8,8,
- Closest metre: iambic trimeter
- Сlosest rhyme: couplets
- Сlosest stanza type: tercets
- Guessed form: unknown form
- Metre: 1011101 1101101 10011101 1000101 1110101 0010101 1001101 1010101 0011110 1110100 100101001 1010111 1111111 1011111 0110111 1101111 10010101 1010101 1011101 1111101 1111101 10010010 1010101 1110011 1000111 1111111 1110101 1011101 101011 0000101 1100111 1111101 1010101 1101111 1010111 1111111 10011101 1110101 1010101 1010101
- Amount of stanzas: 5
- Average number of symbols per stanza: 246
- Average number of words per stanza: 46
- Amount of lines: 40
- Average number of symbols per line: 30 (strings are less long than medium ones)
- Average number of words per line: 6
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; of, thee, i, still, our are repeated.
The author used the same word self at the beginnings of some neighboring stanzas. The figure of speech is a kind of anaphora.
If you write a school or university poetry essay, you should Include in your explanation of the poem:
- summary of Self–diffidence;
- central theme;
- idea of the verse;
- history of its creation;
- critical appreciation.
Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!
Pay attention: the program cannot take into account all the numerous nuances of poetic technique while analyzing. We make no warranties of any kind, express or implied, about the completeness, accuracy, reliability and suitability with respect to the information.
