This is an analysis of the poem A Meadow Tragedy that begins with:

Here's a meadow full of sunshine
Ripe grasses lush and high;...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: XaXAXaXAXaXa
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 12,
  • Closest metre: trochaic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 10111011 110111 10101011 1011001 10101010 110111 0100011 1011001 10111010 110011 00101010 1011001
  • Amount of stanzas: 1
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 354
  • Average number of words per stanza: 71
  • Amount of lines: 12
  • Average number of symbols per line: 29 (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.

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

  • summary of A Meadow Tragedy;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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