This is an analysis of the poem Living that begins with:
The fire in leaf and grass
so green it seems...
Elements of the verse: questions and answers
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- Rhyme scheme: Xab aXX bcX dXcXd
- Stanza lengths (in strings): 3,3,3,5,
- Closest metre: iambic trimeter
- Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
- Сlosest stanza type: tercets
- Guessed form: unknown form
- Metre: 0100111 1101 1100110 011001 100001 11011 011010 1111 1001100 101001 11111 11101101 1010101
- Amount of stanzas: 5
- Average number of symbols per stanza: 60
- Average number of words per stanza: 12
- Amount of lines: 13
- Average number of symbols per line: 23 (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 Living;
- central theme;
- idea of the verse;
- history of its creation;
- critical appreciation.
Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!
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