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

When fixed his gaze upon the stone,
The artist saw a nymph inside, ...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abac debXe afacXdfddf
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,5,10,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: shakespearean sonnet
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 11010101 01010101 11011101 11000101 11101010 1110101 010111010 00110100 01011001 0011101010 110110101 100100010 01010101 010100010 100101001 1100101010 110101010 01000101
  • Amount of stanzas: 4
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 151
  • Average number of words per stanza: 28
  • Amount of lines: 18
  • Average number of symbols per line: 33 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 6
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

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

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

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

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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