This is an analysis of the poem Two Viewpoints that begins with:

OUT in the open, the wide sky above,
And the green meadows stretched at my feet;...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: ababcdXd efefXfcf
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 8,8,
  • Closest metre: trochaic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 1001001101 101111111 1001011111 1011001011 1001011011 1011011001 111001101101 111001101 0001011001 111001011 11001011001 11011001 11101101101 111011011 11101001100 1101011001
  • Amount of stanzas: 2
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 330
  • Average number of words per stanza: 63
  • Amount of lines: 16
  • Average number of symbols per line: 40 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 8
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; an' is repeated.

    The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same word i is repeated.

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

  • summary of Two Viewpoints;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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