This is an analysis of the poem Singers To Come that begins with:

New delights to our desire
The singers of the past can yield. ... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abbcX ddXdd edded eeeee bffbf eddedXeaaec
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 5,5,5,5,5,11,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: enclosed rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 10101010 01000111 11110111 11001111 101111000 10011101 01110101 11110101 11010101 01111100 111100101 01111101 1111001001 11111101 110100111 100101001 11010101 011101101 111111110 10111011 11010111 11010101 010000101 11101101 10110111 11000100 01011111 00110101 01110101 11110111 111010111 010111110 101101010 01101101 11001001
  • Amount of stanzas: 7
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 185
  • Average number of words per stanza: 35
  • Amount of lines: 35
  • Average number of symbols per line: 36 (medium-length strings)
  • 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, her are repeated.

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

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

  • summary of Singers To Come;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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