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

TO a woman's wistful heart
In a startled wave of feeling, ... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abccbabXXbAAcbbcacddca
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 22,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: limerick
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 0010101 00101010 1110 1110 10101010 1110111 01101010 1100 1010 10111010 0010101 0010101 10111110 1110 1010 00100010 1110101 1001011010 1110 1110 10101010 0010101
  • Amount of stanzas: 1
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 637
  • Average number of words per stanza: 100
  • Amount of lines: 22
  • Average number of symbols per line: 28 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 5
  • 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 Song;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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