This is an analysis of the poem Willow, Willow, Willow that begins with:
A poore soule sat sighing under a sicamore tree;
O willow, willow, willow!...
Elements of the verse: questions and answers
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- Rhyme scheme: aBaBBC dBBdBBc eBBeBBa dBBdBBX fBBfBBA gBBgBBC eBBeBBA cBBcBBA XBBXBBA XBBXBBA aBBaBBA hBBXBBX c XBBXBBC hBBhBBA cBBcBBC aBBaBBA iBBiBBA hBBXBBA eBBeBBA jBBjBBC XBBXBBA XBBXBBA kBBkBBX
- Stanza lengths (in strings): 6,7,7,7,7,7,7,7,7,7,7,7,1,7,7,7,7,7,7,7,7,7,7,7,
- Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
- Сlosest rhyme: enclosed rhyme
- Сlosest stanza type: tercets
- Guessed form: unknown form
- Metre: 0111101001001 1111111 001101001101 1111111 1111111 11011110110 11001011011 1111111 1111111 111011011101 1111111 1111111 11011110110 1110101111 1111111 1111111 11011011111 1111111 1111111 1101111 11011111011 1111111 1111111 01111011111 1111111 1111111 1101111 01111101101 1111111 1111111 0111011101 1111111 1111111 1101111 01111111101 1111111 1111111 01110111001 1111111 1111111 11011110110 111111010111 1111111 1111111 111001101101 1111111 1111111 1101111 111011001111 1111111 1111111 11101001101 1111111 1111111 1101111 111111010110 1111111 1111111 11011011011 1111111 1111111 1101111 11101001110 1111111 1111111 111001001110 1111111 1111111 1101111 11101011111 1111111 1111111 1110001111011 1111111 1111111 1101111 11111111101 1111111 1111111 01011001011 1111111 1111111 11011110110 1010 110111001110 1111111 1111111 0101111110 1111111 1111111 11011110110 111010001111 1111111 1111111 01001011011 1111111 1111111 1101111 111111101110 1111111 1111111 010010001111 1111111 1111111 11011110110 11011001101 1111111 1111111 11011101111 1111111 1111111 1101111 11111110001 1111111 1111111 01111001001 1111111 1111111 1101111 11110011011 1111111 1111111 11111011011 1111111 1111111 1101111 1111001111 1111111 1111111 110011010011 1111111 1111111 1101111 11001010001 1111111 1111111 111110110001 1111111 1111111 11011110110 11001011011 1111111 1111111 010111001011 1111111 1111111 1101111 11111001011 1111111 1111111 01111011110 1111111 1111111 1101111 100111011011 1111111 1111111 111111111011 1111111 1111111 11011110110
- Amount of stanzas: 24
- Average number of symbols per stanza: 230
- Average number of words per stanza: 40
- Amount of lines: 163
- Average number of symbols per line: 33 (medium-length strings)
- Average number of words per line: 6
Mood of the speaker:
There are many exclamation marks in the poem. The speaker is excited. He or she has strong feelings on the subject that is described in the poem.
The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; willow, his, o are repeated.
The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same words o, come, sing are repeated.
The author used the same words the, 'o at the beginnings of some neighboring stanzas. The figure of speech is a kind of anaphora.
There is a poetic device epiphora at the end of some neighboring lines willow is repeated).
The poet repeated the same words garland, c at the end of some neighboring stanzas. The poetic device is a kind of epiphora.
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- summary of Willow, Willow, Willow;
- central theme;
- idea of the verse;
- history of its creation;
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