This is an analysis of the poem Song (Vagrant) that begins with:

Vagrant from the realms of rose,
Love has flown where no man knows:...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: AAbbb XcdXd eeaXa ffccX ddfffXbbaAA
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 5,5,5,5,11,
  • Closest metre: trochaic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: couplets
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 1000101 1111111 1110111 0010101 1010111 1110100 1010101 1010101 1010111 1010111 1010111 10100111 00101001 10101000 1110101 1110101 1001101 1010101 1010111 1011100 1110101 1010111 1010101 0010101 1111111 1010111 1010101 1010111 1111111 1000101
  • Amount of stanzas: 6
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 157
  • Average number of words per stanza: 29
  • Amount of lines: 30
  • Average number of symbols per line: 31 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • 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 is repeated.

    The author used the same word though at the beginnings of some neighboring stanzas. The figure of speech is a kind of anaphora.

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

  • summary of Song (Vagrant);
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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