This is an analysis of the poem Have You Watched The Fairies? that begins with:

HAVE you watched the fairies when the rain is done
Spreading out their little wings to dry them in the ...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aXa a bbb cccXc
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 3,1,3,5,
  • Closest metre: trochaic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: rondeau rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 11101010101 101110101000 1 11110001 11101010101 1010101010101 111111101 11101010001 1101010101011 1 1111101
  • Amount of stanzas: 5
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 83
  • Average number of words per stanza: 16
  • Amount of lines: 11
  • Average number of symbols per line: 38 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 7
  • 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 speaker asks many questions. Perhaps, he or she is in confusion.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; have is repeated.

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

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

  • summary of Have You Watched The Fairies?;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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