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

Healesville is a smiling lass,
'Mid her encircling hills,... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: ababcdccd Xeaefgffg ahahihiih bhbhjhjjh
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 9,9,9,9,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 10000101 1001001 111100101 010101 110110001 1001101 11011101 11010100 101010 10000100 010101 11100101 110101 11011101 111101 01010101 110111001 010011 10010101 110101 11010101 111101 011111001 110001 11111101 01010101 010101 10011001 110111 01010011 010001 11110111 010101 11010101 11000101 111101
  • Amount of stanzas: 4
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 279
  • Average number of words per stanza: 48
  • Amount of lines: 36
  • Average number of symbols per line: 30 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 5
  • 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 Healesville;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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