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

I envy. This secret
I have not revealed before....

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aXbXcdcaXaceadXXeeaXfffXcXbb X
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 28,1,
  • Closest metre: trochaic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 110010 1110101 11101101 111010 1100111 11111011011 1100111 1011110111 11110101110 111010101 10111110001 11110101 1001111010 0101101000110 11111111111 101110111101 011010011101 11110010011101 11101111100 1111001101 11110101 101000101 10101 11101001001 111110011100 010111010 1101101101 10011111 0101110
  • Amount of stanzas: 2
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 560
  • Average number of words per stanza: 117
  • Amount of lines: 30
  • Average number of symbols per line: 36 (medium-length strings)
  • 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, he, it, and, to are repeated.

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

    There is a poetic device epiphora at the end of some neighboring lines through is repeated).

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

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

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