This is an analysis of the poem Constant Beauty that begins with:

It's good to have the trees again, the singing of the breeze again,
It's good to see the lilacs bloom as lovely as of old....

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abab Xaca acac XaXa
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,4,4,4,
  • Closest metre: iambic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: blank verse
  • Metre: 0001010101000101 00010111110101 0011110101010101 11110101111111 01010101110111001 11110110010101 0101110111011101 11110101010101 1101110111110101 11010111110101 1000010101011101 11110101011101 1111011011011110 11110101110111 1000011101011111 11010101010101
  • Amount of stanzas: 4
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 252
  • Average number of words per stanza: 50
  • Amount of lines: 16
  • Average number of symbols per line: 62 (very long strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 13
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; of, again, it's, good, and, to, we are repeated.

    The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same words it's, and are repeated.

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

  • summary of Constant Beauty;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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