This is an analysis of the poem The Song Of The Mill that begins with:
As by the pool I wandered that lies so clear and still
With tall old trees about it, hard by the silent mill...
Elements of the verse: questions and answers
The information we provided is prepared by means of a special computer program. Use the criteria sheet to understand greatest poems or improve your poetry analysis essay.
- Rhyme scheme: aabb aacc ddXX ccbX ddaX eeXX XdXX
- Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,4,4,4,4,4,4,
- Closest metre: trochaic pentameter
- Сlosest rhyme: couplets
- Сlosest stanza type: tercets
- Guessed form: unknown form
- Metre: 1101110111111 0111010110101 1101010110111 00101110110111 010111000101001 0111110110101 10111010110101 10110101011101 1101110111111 11001010110011 11011100110111 110010100110110 1111011110101 11111000110101 111110101110111 1101110011100 1101010111111 1111010111101 1101110110111 1101110111111 11110100111010 11110101101110 1111110110111 11001010011111 1101110111111 11001010011111 00101010010101 1010100110101001
- Amount of stanzas: 7
- Average number of symbols per stanza: 232
- Average number of words per stanza: 45
- Amount of lines: 28
- Average number of symbols per line: 57 (very long strings)
- Average number of words per line: 11
Mood of the speaker:
The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.
The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; and, by, you, call, their, no are repeated.
The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same word the is repeated.
The poet repeated the same word ' at the end of some neighboring stanzas. The poetic device is a kind of epiphora.
If you write a school or university poetry essay, you should Include in your explanation of the poem:
- summary of The Song Of The Mill;
- central theme;
- idea of the verse;
- history of its creation;
- critical appreciation.
Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!
Pay attention: the program cannot take into account all the numerous nuances of poetic technique while analyzing. We make no warranties of any kind, express or implied, about the completeness, accuracy, reliability and suitability with respect to the information.
More information about poems by Cicely Fox Smith
- Analysis of The Song Of The Sword
- Analysis of The Stand Of Wilson's Patrol
- Analysis of The Stately Blackwaller
