This is an analysis of the poem Landscape, Dense with Trees that begins with:

When you move away, you see how much depends
on the pace of the days—how much...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aXbcdaXdefXgXbgXdXbefXfchdhffXXfa
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 33,
  • Closest metre: iambic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: blank verse
  • Metre: 11101111101 10100111 0101011101 1101001101010 1010100100101 1101001010101 100101110101 11010101 01100111110 111011101001 1011111011011 010101110111010 11011111110101 101101111 101110 100100100100 01010001011101 1011010100101 111101010111 1101010110 101010010 111101100101 1101111110011 11010101001 110010110110 01110101010101 11111101 01001101110 01101101 010011101010 00101010011 001010111 001110111
  • Amount of stanzas: 1
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 1505
  • Average number of words per stanza: 282
  • Amount of lines: 33
  • 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; in, it are repeated.

    The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same words and, in are repeated.

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

  • summary of Landscape, Dense with Trees;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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