This is an analysis of the poem I Bless You, Forests that begins with:

I bless you, forests, valleys, fields, mountains, waters,
I bless freedom and blue skies....

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aa aXb XbX XaXXa
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 2,3,3,5,
  • Closest metre: trochaic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 111101011010 1110111 111111101 101001001 10111110 1011110111 1001100101 11001001 10101101011 111101 1010110111 10011101110 101110011
  • Amount of stanzas: 4
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 124
  • Average number of words per stanza: 24
  • Amount of lines: 13
  • Average number of symbols per line: 37 (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 author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; i, and, bless, all are repeated.

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

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

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  • summary of I Bless You, Forests;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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