This is an analysis of the poem Pastoral that begins with:
If it were only still!—
With far away the shrill...
Elements of the verse: questions and answers
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- Rhyme scheme: XabaXXbXXcb acXcXXXc
- Stanza lengths (in strings): 11,8,
- Closest metre: iambic trimeter
- Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
- Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
- Guessed form: unknown form
- Metre: 0001010 010101 10001 10101 0011 101010 1011 0101010 0111 0001010 010101 111 10101 101010 10101 11010 10110 11110 10101
- Amount of stanzas: 2
- Average number of symbols per stanza: 205
- Average number of words per stanza: 38
- Amount of lines: 19
- Average number of symbols per line: 21 (very short strings)
- Average number of words per line: 4
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.
If you write a school or university poetry essay, you should Include in your explanation of the poem:
- summary of Pastoral;
- central theme;
- idea of the verse;
- history of its creation;
- critical appreciation.
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More information about poems by Edna St. Vincent Millay
- Analysis of Lines Written In Recapitulation
- Analysis of Sonnets 02: Into The Golden Vessel Of Great Song
- Analysis of If Still Your Orchards Bear
