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

The state with the prettiest name,
the state that floats in brackish water,...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abcddXceXaXfcdddgdcddfdXdXefg fXebcedXXdeceXXdXec
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 29,19,
  • Closest metre: trochaic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: shakespearean sonnet
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 01001001 011101010 10101101 1111010010 1111110100 10100100110 110101101 01101111111 1010100111101 10010010 10001011100 11001010001 11111011010 0110101110 111011101111 11110 010101011 111110011010 1111101110 101001 011100011 101001000100111 01001110101 1100110101100 1010101111 0111011010101 0101001001 0100100101011 010001010 101110110111 10101110001 01011110100 10110 10110101110 1111101001110 0010 110001010101000 10101011010001 010110 1111011011 10100110111 11011101010 11001 10101101101 01010111011 10011011010 1011001 0010010
  • Amount of stanzas: 2
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 1025
  • Average number of words per stanza: 173
  • Amount of lines: 48
  • Average number of symbols per line: 42 (strings are more long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 7
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

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

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

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

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

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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