This is an analysis of the poem England that begins with:

Shoulders of upland brown laid dark to the sunset's bosom,
Living amber of wheat, and copper of new-ploughed loam, ... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aaaa bcbc cdXdefef
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,4,8,
  • Closest metre: trochaic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: rima
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 10010111001010 1010011100111 11011101010010 1111011100101 11110111101010 1011110111111 1011011001110110 11111110100110 0101001011010011 1011111101111 101101110110011 10110101111011 0111011011001011 0111111101111 110111001001111 10111010110111
  • Amount of stanzas: 3
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 344
  • Average number of words per stanza: 63
  • Amount of lines: 16
  • Average number of symbols per line: 64 (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; of, and, where, your, our, each, in, or are repeated.

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

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

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

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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