This is an analysis of the poem A London Plane-Tree that begins with:

Green is the plane-tree in the square,
The other trees are brown;... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abab cdcd efef gbgb
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,4,4,4,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 10011001 010111 11111101 011101 10110111 011111 10010001 110101 01010011 010101 01110101 010111 10010111 110101 11110001 110101
  • Amount of stanzas: 4
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 122
  • Average number of words per stanza: 23
  • Amount of lines: 16
  • 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 A London Plane-Tree;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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