This is an analysis of the poem The Lost Land that begins with:
Widershins and round about
Among the gorse and whin!...
Elements of the verse: questions and answers
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- Rhyme scheme: AXBCdXXX XdBdXebe AXBCadbd
- Stanza lengths (in strings): 8,8,8,
- Closest metre: iambic trimeter
- Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
- Сlosest stanza type: tercets
- Guessed form: unknown form
- Metre: 1001101 010111 1011101 11110 111011 1011110 11100101 101111 111010 11001 1011101 11111 1011101 101010 10100101 101110 1001101 010111 1011101 11110 110111 11111 11110111 1011011
- Amount of stanzas: 3
- Average number of symbols per stanza: 215
- Average number of words per stanza: 42
- Amount of lines: 24
- Average number of symbols per line: 26 (strings are less long than medium ones)
- Average number of words per line: 5
Mood of the speaker:
There are many exclamation marks in the poem. The speaker is excited. He or she has strong feelings on the subject that is described in the poem.
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 The Lost Land;
- central theme;
- idea of the verse;
- history of its creation;
- critical appreciation.
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