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

THIS was indeed a spot where sickly earth
Was poorly clad;...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abcc dadaeb XXff cXg efbXc XhfbXfXcg Xabhc X
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,6,4,3,5,9,5,1,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: ballad stanza
  • Metre: 0101011101 1101 11011101 1101010 100101 110101 1101010111 01010001 011101010 0101010111 1101010101 1101010010 11000101 1101011101 100101001 1001110001 010101110 11111011 001011 11010011101 01010 100101 10110101 0110010101 1101110 1101010101 111100010 1101010100 11010111111 101101 110100 11010111 01010001001 010100111010 1100110111 1101011100 01011010
  • Amount of stanzas: 8
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 158
  • Average number of words per stanza: 29
  • Amount of lines: 37
  • Average number of symbols per line: 33 (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; of, and, as are repeated.

    The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same words and, a are repeated.

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

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

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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