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

HE sat among the woods; he heard
The sylvan merriment; he saw ... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abab cdcd efef gdgd hfhf ijij kdkd lala
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,4,4,4,4,4,4,4,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: ballad stanza
  • Metre: 11010111 01010011 01010111 01000101 10010101 01010111 01111111 111000001 01011111 11110101 11011101 11010111 11110100 01111101 11110111 11111101 11110111 11110111 11010111 11000101 10110101 11100111 11111111 11011101 10111111 101111111 11010001 11010111 11110101 11000111 11011101 01000111
  • Amount of stanzas: 8
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 149
  • Average number of words per stanza: 27
  • Amount of lines: 32
  • Average number of symbols per line: 37 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 7
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; he, and, in, we are repeated.

    The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same words the, in, for are repeated.

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

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

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