This is an analysis of the poem The Old Poet that begins with:

I will be glad because it is the Spring;
I will forget the winter in my heart--... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abab cbcb deXe fbfb ghgh didi
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,4,4,4,4,4,
  • Closest metre: iambic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: blank verse
  • Metre: 10010100001 1001010011 1111010101 0101011101 1111010101 1101111111 1101010111 0101010101 0101010001 1100010101 111110101 0101101111 1111010010 1111010101 1001011101 1101010101 1101111111 0100010101 00110100111 1101011111 1101011101 1001010111 0101111101 11110100110
  • Amount of stanzas: 6
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 175
  • Average number of words per stanza: 33
  • Amount of lines: 24
  • Average number of symbols per line: 43 (strings are more long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 8
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; they is repeated.

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

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

  • summary of The Old Poet;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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