This is an analysis of the poem Song In Exile that begins with:

THE rustling palms bend readily
Between the sun and me;... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: ababXb Xacbcb dedeXe
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 6,6,6,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: rima
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 01011100 010111 01111100 010101 111010111 0010001 1001100 110100 1101010 0101010 1110110111 110111 0101010 10100101 0111110 00100101 1110110101 1010011
  • Amount of stanzas: 3
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 182
  • Average number of words per stanza: 33
  • Amount of lines: 18
  • Average number of symbols per line: 30 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 6
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

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

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

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