This is an analysis of the poem An Old Song that begins with:

The almond bloom is overpast, the apple blossoms blow.
I never loved but one man, and I never told him so....

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aa bb XX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 2,2,2,
  • Closest metre: iambic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: couplets
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: heroic couplets
  • Metre: 01010100010101 11011111110111 110010101111111 01011101111101 0011111001110101 11011111111101
  • Amount of stanzas: 3
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 117
  • Average number of words per stanza: 22
  • Amount of lines: 6
  • Average number of symbols per line: 58 (very long strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 11
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; i, never, and are repeated.

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

  • summary of An Old Song;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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