This is an analysis of the poem Flanders Fields that begins with:

Here the scanted daisy glows
Glorious as the carmined rose;...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aabbXX XXccdd
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 6,6,
  • Closest metre: trochaic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: couplets
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 1010101 100101001 1011101 1001001 1110111 1011100 1111101 0010100 1010111 1100101 1011101 1010011
  • Amount of stanzas: 2
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 182
  • Average number of words per stanza: 33
  • Amount of lines: 12
  • Average number of symbols per line: 30 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 5
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

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

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

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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