This is an analysis of the poem Roses, Birds And Some Men that begins with:

The world is full of roses, blooming red for me I and you,
They smile a morning welcome and are wet with heavenly dew,...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

The information we provided is prepared by means of a special computer program. Use the criteria sheet to understand greatest poems or improve your poetry analysis essay.

  • Rhyme scheme: aabbccdX eeddffgg hhiieeaa
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 8,8,8,
  • Closest metre: iambic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: couplets
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: heroic couplets
  • Metre: 010101010111111 110101011101001 110011101100101 101111101010001 111010111000101 11110101010001 111010111010001 001010101111100 101110101010101 101110101010101 1001011101010111 101010100011111 101100101110111 101000101111101 111010111011101 111011101110101 1010111001111111 11011111011101 111110101110101 101001100010111 101110111010101 111010101110111 111011101111101 101010101011101
  • Amount of stanzas: 3
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 489
  • Average number of words per stanza: 99
  • Amount of lines: 24
  • Average number of symbols per line: 60 (very long strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 12
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; and, in, to, for, who are repeated.

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

  • summary of Roses, Birds And Some Men;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

More information about poems by Edgar Albert Guest