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

Breeze! brisk breeze! that movest with the morn!
Breeze! lithe breeze! that creepest through the corn!... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aaaa aaaa bbba ccca
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,4,4,4,
  • Closest metre: iambic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: rondeau rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: blank verse
  • Metre: 111110001 111110101 111110001 110101001101 111110011 111110101 111110101 110101001101 11111001 111110001 111110101 110101001101 111110101 1111100001 111111101 110101101101
  • Amount of stanzas: 4
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 194
  • Average number of words per stanza: 35
  • Amount of lines: 16
  • Average number of symbols per line: 48 (strings are more long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 9
  • 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; breeze, that, of are repeated.

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

    The author used the same word breeze at the beginnings of some neighboring stanzas. The figure of speech is a kind of anaphora.

    The poet repeated the same word mine at the end of some neighboring stanzas. The poetic device is a kind of epiphora.

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

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

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