This is an analysis of the poem The Maple that begins with:

is a system of posture for wood.
A way of not falling down ...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aXbcdbceafdXXXXefgbabegXfbfdadbXg
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 33,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: rima
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 001001011 0101101 11110 01001111 010101 1101 1011111 1000010 101111 10111000 1110101 1010010 10111010 111111 111010 101110 110010 11001100 110101 0101 111010 11011 1010101 0010 10101 1101 110101 100101 1111 10100011 00101 10010 1001
  • Amount of stanzas: 1
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 840
  • Average number of words per stanza: 163
  • Amount of lines: 33
  • Average number of symbols per line: 24 (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 The Maple;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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