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

Deep in the sloping forest that surrounds
The head of a green valley that I know, ... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: ababcXcXddecce X eaeaefefaacbbc
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 14,1,14,
  • Closest metre: iambic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: shakespearean sonnet
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: blank verse
  • Metre: 1001010101 0100110111 1011010101 0100010001 1101110101 0111011111 1001010101 001101100100 1111010111 11011010101 11011010111 1101110101 1011110101 11001010001 1 11010010101 10001111101 1101010111 10010010101 11101110001 0011010111 10111010101 100110110001 11110111101 11000101001 1011110101 1101101101 11011110111 10110010101
  • Amount of stanzas: 3
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 429
  • Average number of words per stanza: 73
  • Amount of lines: 30
  • Average number of symbols per line: 42 (strings are more long than medium ones)
  • 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; and is repeated.

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

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

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

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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