This is an analysis of the poem An English Breeze that begins with:

UP with the sun, the breeze arose,
Across the talking corn she goes,... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aabb aaaa aaXb aacc
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,4,4,4,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: limerick
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 10010101 01010111 11110111 110100101 11010111 11110101 01010111 11010101 11110101 01011101 10100100 0111110 111001001 11010001 11110111 11010101
  • Amount of stanzas: 4
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 144
  • Average number of words per stanza: 26
  • Amount of lines: 16
  • Average number of symbols per line: 35 (medium-length strings)
  • 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; she, all, and are repeated.

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

    The author used the same word god 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 An English Breeze;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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