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

Song brings us light with the power of lending
Glory to brighten the work that we find;...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: ababacac adadefef agagahah
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 8,8,8,
  • Closest metre: trochaic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: rima
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 11110010010 1001001111 11110010010 1011001101 10010010010 1101101001 10010110110 1011101101 11110110010 1011101001 11110111010 1011011001 10010010110 1111001101 10110010110 1101001011 10010011010 1011101011 01110011010 1001001011 10110011110 10011011010 11110011010 10010110010
  • Amount of stanzas: 3
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 352
  • Average number of words per stanza: 63
  • 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; that, in are repeated.

    The author used the same word song at the beginnings of some neighboring stanzas. The figure of speech is a kind of anaphora.

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.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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