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

When you will the mountains roam
And your pack are making,...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: ababbcbc dbdbebebbXbbfgfg gdgdhihi
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 8,16,8,
  • Closest metre: trochaic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: rima
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 1100101 111110 1011101 110110 1110101 011010 1000101 001010 11101001 101110 1010111 101110 1111101 101010 1010111 111010 0111101 101100 100010001 011110 1111101 111110 1010101 001110 1111101 111011 1110011 101111 1010101 111010 1001111 111010
  • Amount of stanzas: 3
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 315
  • Average number of words per stanza: 55
  • Amount of lines: 32
  • Average number of symbols per line: 29 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 5
  • 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; and, you are repeated.

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

  • summary of Mountain Song;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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