This is an analysis of the poem Idyl that begins with:

The swallows made twitter incessant,
The thrushes were wild with their mirth.... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: ababcded eaeaXcec faeaeefe gdXdgaXa
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 8,8,8,8,
  • Closest metre: trochaic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: shakespearean sonnet
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 010110010 01001011 011010110 101001001 1011010011 101111011 1011011110 001011001 1111011110 101001101 1010110011 101001001 1010010011 111011011 1110010011 11001001 1011110110 011001001 1010010010 01001001 011011110 111001111 1110010010 011101001 1111010010 101111001 1011011010 001011001 1011010010 101001101 1011010110 01001001
  • Amount of stanzas: 4
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 310
  • Average number of words per stanza: 56
  • Amount of lines: 32
  • Average number of symbols per line: 38 (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; and, he are repeated.

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

    The author used the same word and 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 Idyl;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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