This is an analysis of the poem Song Of The Highest Tower that begins with:

Idle youth
Enslaved to everything, ...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: AbCDEX fgXhgibbbh ihXXbXbh XXXfX AbCDEX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 6,10,8,5,6,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 101 010101 1101100 111011 11011 1111000 1101110 111111 101010 0101 110011 0100100 110111 111010101 11100 11001 1101 1011 1011 101000100 111100 0101110 00110 0010101 10101000 0011 101010010 0110111 001010 101 011101 1101100 111011 11011 1111000
  • Amount of stanzas: 5
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 165
  • Average number of words per stanza: 28
  • Amount of lines: 35
  • Average number of symbols per line: 23 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 4
  • 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; let, have are repeated.

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

  • summary of Song Of The Highest Tower;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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