This is an analysis of the poem The Trio that begins with:

We love but once. The great gold orb of light
From dawn to eventide doth cast his ray; ... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abab cdcd ecec fbfb
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,4,4,4,
  • Closest metre: iambic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: blank verse
  • Metre: 1111011101 0101001101 1011000011 0111010111 11110101010 1111110101 10110010010 10111000101 1111010101 11010101010 1101010101 11011101110 1111110111 0100010001 1101111011 1111110111
  • Amount of stanzas: 4
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 184
  • Average number of words per stanza: 35
  • Amount of lines: 16
  • Average number of symbols per line: 45 (strings are more long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 9
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

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

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

    The author used the same word we at the beginnings of some neighboring stanzas. The figure of speech is a kind of anaphora.

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

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

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