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

Have thanks for all from our childhood's day,
Our play together in woodland roaming....

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abAb AXac bdbd efef cbcb fafa GdgdXGfgf
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,4,4,4,4,4,9,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: ballad stanza
  • Metre: 111101101 1101001110 111111111 11110010 111111111 0101001010 01010101 11011010 111101101 1101001010 1100101111 11010110 111100101 1101101010 011101101 01010110 110101101 0101001010 110110111 01011010 110111111 1101001111 111100111 11110011 100011111 1101011110 110110111 11111010 100011111 1101101010 110100101 01010010
  • Amount of stanzas: 8
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 155
  • Average number of words per stanza: 30
  • Amount of lines: 32
  • Average number of symbols per line: 38 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 7
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; and is repeated.

    The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same word the is repeated.

    The author used the same words i, but 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 Synnove's Song;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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