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

They don’t believe in fairies,
Those old folk wide and staid,...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abcb defe bgXg ahah cXdc fhXh aiXi
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,4,4,4,4,4,4,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 1101010 111111 1101010 0110101 10010101 010111 1100111 1010101 0101110 0100101 01010100 111111 11110011 010101 10101011 010111 0111010 1111100 0101010 1101010 0001010 111101 11010101 010101 1101010 1111101 1011010 110111
  • Amount of stanzas: 7
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 120
  • Average number of words per stanza: 22
  • Amount of lines: 28
  • Average number of symbols per line: 29 (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 Fairies;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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