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

Sunflower tall and hollyhock, that wave in the
wind together,... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abcdebfd XXXgdbXg fhgidhii ccgjhchj XhgdXhdd gdXegdae
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 8,8,8,8,8,8,
  • Closest metre: trochaic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 110111011100 1010 110101101100 111 100111010010 1010 1100111001 101001 11010001010 10110 10101001011 101 1010111111 110110 1111010011110 1 11011010101 11110 11001010111 1001001 1011100111 11010 10111010111 0101 11011001010 10110 1011010111 11001 110111010 1001110 10110110110 111 1001011011 110010 11111011101 101 111010101111 110 10101101110 01001 11101111101 1010010 1001001001001 01 101010011101 10010 1111000110 100111
  • Amount of stanzas: 6
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 261
  • Average number of words per stanza: 44
  • Amount of lines: 48
  • Average number of symbols per line: 32 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 6
  • 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.

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

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

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