This is an analysis of the poem The Wood-Dove's Note that begins with:
Meadows with yellow cowslips all aglow,
Glory of sunshine on the uplands bare,... full text
Elements of the verse: questions and answers
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- Rhyme scheme: abaXX cbcXX dbdXX
- Stanza lengths (in strings): 5,5,5,
- Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
- Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
- Сlosest stanza type: tercets
- Guessed form: rondeau
- Metre: 1101010101 1001110101 1111010101 0110101 11110 1011000101 01001110101 1101010101 011001 11110 1100011101 1110000101 1011001101 100100 11110
- Amount of stanzas: 3
- Average number of symbols per stanza: 183
- Average number of words per stanza: 32
- Amount of lines: 15
- Average number of symbols per line: 36 (medium-length strings)
- Average number of words per line: 6
Mood of the speaker:
There are many exclamation marks in the poem. The speaker is excited. He or she has strong feelings on the subject that is described in the poem.
The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; where is repeated.
The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same word new is repeated.
The poet repeated the same word ' at the end of some neighboring stanzas. The poetic device is a kind of epiphora.
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- summary of The Wood-Dove's Note;
- central theme;
- idea of the verse;
- history of its creation;
- critical appreciation.
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