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

Listen, my friend! He gave me His rosary as a token of His love, but alas!
I failed to take care of it and lost it! I was unworthy. ...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abac caXb XXXc
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,4,4,
  • Closest metre: trochaic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 101111101001010001101 110110011011010 1111001011011100110 00110111110100100101111111 11011000111110011010100 11110011111010011101 011100010010101010 101111101101101100 11110101111101010101100111101 11101011111101110111 111111001 111010101100011001
  • Amount of stanzas: 3
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 312
  • Average number of words per stanza: 63
  • Amount of lines: 12
  • Average number of symbols per line: 77 (very long strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 16
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; i, to, have, it, go are repeated.

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

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

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

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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