The Poet To His Love by Edith Nesbit: poem analysis

This is an analysis of the poem The Poet To His Love that begins with:

ALL the flight of thoughts here, shy, bold, scared, intrusive,
Fluttering in the sun, between the green and blue,... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abab cdcd eeee
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,4,4,
  • Closest metre: trochaic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 101011111010 100001010111 101010101010 1010101110111 101011101000 11111010001 1010111011101 1011111110101 1010010101011 10101111111 11100101001011 1011101110111
  • Amount of stanzas: 3
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 222
  • Average number of words per stanza: 40
  • Amount of lines: 12
  • Average number of symbols per line: 55 (very long strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 10

  • Mood of the speaker:

    There are many exclamation marks in the poem. The speaker is excited. He or she has strong feelings on the subject that is described in the poem.

    The speaker asks many questions. Perhaps, he or she is in confusion.

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

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

  • summary of The Poet To His Love;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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