This is an analysis of the poem Pearl Fog that begins with:

Open the door now.
Go roll up the collar of your coat...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: Xaa Xabb bbX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 3,4,3,
  • Closest metre: trochaic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: rondeau rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 10011 111010011 010010101 11110011 111101001 110110 1000110101 1111 111100110 0011110
  • Amount of stanzas: 3
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 105
  • Average number of words per stanza: 22
  • Amount of lines: 10
  • Average number of symbols per line: 31 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 7
  • 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 Pearl Fog;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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