This is an analysis of the poem Echoing Light that begins with:

When I was beginning to read I imagined
that bridges had something to do with birds...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abXXbbcdeebXbXXdaXcb
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 20,
  • Closest metre: iambic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: shakespearean sonnet
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: blank verse
  • Metre: 111010011010 1101100101 10110010111 110110011010 0010110001110 1110101100010 1101001001 111001001110 1011110111 010110100101 0110100011 11010101101 110100110011 100010010 1011100101 010111001010 01100101011 010111111110 100101001001 010101101101
  • Amount of stanzas: 1
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 893
  • Average number of words per stanza: 168
  • Amount of lines: 20
  • Average number of symbols per line: 44 (strings are more long than medium ones)
  • 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; i, to are repeated.

    The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same word and is repeated.

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

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

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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