This is an analysis of the poem The Sage that begins with:
The cat is eating the roses:
that's the way he is....
Elements of the verse: questions and answers
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- Rhyme scheme: aabXXccbdXdaeae
- Stanza lengths (in strings): 15,
- Closest metre: iambic trimeter
- Сlosest rhyme: rima
- Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
- Guessed form: rondeau
- Metre: 01010010 10110 11111 01101 10111 0101 110101 111 0111101 1001 1101 10011 01110 1011011 011010
- Amount of stanzas: 1
- Average number of symbols per stanza: 351
- Average number of words per stanza: 70
- Amount of lines: 15
- Average number of symbols per line: 22 (very short strings)
- 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 The Sage;
- central theme;
- idea of the verse;
- history of its creation;
- critical appreciation.
Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!
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