Life And Song. by Sidney Lanier: poem analysis

This is an analysis of the poem Life And Song. that begins with:

'If life were caught by a clarionet,
And a wild heart, throbbing in the reed,... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme:
  • Stanza lengths (in strings):
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  • Сlosest rhyme:
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  • Guessed form:
  • Metre:
  • Amount of stanzas: 5
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 144
  • Average number of words per stanza: 28
  • Amount of lines: 20
  • Average number of symbols per line: 35 (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; its, and, his are repeated.

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

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

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

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