This is an analysis of the poem Song 2 that begins with:

Come to the banquet -- triumph in your songs!
Strike up the chords -- and sing of Victory!... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abacddefefcb eaeaaa gcgcbc hiXijj hkhkff
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 12,6,6,6,6,
  • Closest metre: iambic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: blank verse
  • Metre: 1001010011 1101110100 00111000111 01011000101 0101110111 0111001001 11010011101 1101010111 110010001001 1101000101 1111110101 01010100100 1110111101 0100010011 0101010111 11011011101 1101000101 1111011101 0101000101 01011100111 1111010101 0101100101 1101100100 0101111111 1101010101 0101110101 01010101000 1101010101 1001110101 0111010101 11001011111 1101110101 01011100101 1101110101 0001110001 11010010101
  • Amount of stanzas: 5
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 324
  • Average number of words per stanza: 56
  • Amount of lines: 36
  • Average number of symbols per line: 44 (strings are more long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 8
  • 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; not, you, to are repeated.

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

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

  • summary of Song 2;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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