This is an analysis of the poem Song Of Poplars that begins with:
Shepherd, to yon tall poplars tune your flute:
Let them pierce, keenly, subtly shrill,...
Elements of the verse: questions and answers
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- Rhyme scheme: abbca cccdc deeXd fggdf addhXXdhhgd
- Stanza lengths (in strings): 5,5,5,5,11,
- Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
- Сlosest rhyme: enclosed rhyme
- Сlosest stanza type: tercets
- Guessed form: unknown form
- Metre: 1001110111 101101001 01110001 101101100101 101101 1101010101 11111111 01010001 100100100111 111111 1011011101 10011101 1111101 111111110100 0101010 1111000101 01110101 111100101 11010011101 1001011 100110101111 010011001 11111011 110100100101 0101011 1111110001 11010101 11010101 001100110101 111100
- Amount of stanzas: 6
- Average number of symbols per stanza: 189
- Average number of words per stanza: 35
- Amount of lines: 30
- Average number of symbols per line: 37 (medium-length strings)
- Average number of words per line: 7
Mood of the speaker:
The speaker asks many questions. Perhaps, he or she is in confusion.
The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; and, you are repeated.
If you write a school or university poetry essay, you should Include in your explanation of the poem:
- summary of Song Of Poplars;
- central theme;
- idea of the verse;
- history of its creation;
- critical appreciation.
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