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

One would cry and not restrain the tears,
But crying is of no avail, ...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abbcbdddEcdfacdaecddcXgddfhheaFijkkkXaieXFXeXeXekcJfiahXfcfikkbgfhCEgFFJC X
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 73,1,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: enclosed rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 111110101 11000101 10010100101 1101101 1000101 110110101 10101 1110001 10101100 01000101101 011101111 11101111 011101011 111101001 01001011 1100010 0101001101 1101010 010010000 0101010000 010101101 1010101 10100010110 1111 11101 1111111 1010101 11111111 111101001 1010010 0110010010 11 0110101101 01111011 1110010111 111001111 1110101 110100101 11100101 1111 100110011001 011011010 1110 10110010 10110011 011110101 111101 11010101 1111101 1111101 101011 0001001 001010001 011110111 1011010011 010101110 0111001 0100011111 011111 1010010111 010110101 101110101 11011 01101010 10101011 01110101010 10011010 10101100 10100010110 0110010010 011011010 101011 10011010 0100010010100
  • Amount of stanzas: 2
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 1282
  • Average number of words per stanza: 230
  • Amount of lines: 75
  • Average number of symbols per line: 33 (medium-length strings)
  • 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; and, by, without, him, over, musk, mere are repeated.

    The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same words why, without, our, the, does, whom, for, it, mere, indeed are repeated.

    There is a poetic device epiphora at the end of some neighboring lines avail, good, him, are are repeated).

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

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

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