This is an analysis of the poem When The Poet Came that begins with:

The ferny places gleam at morn,
The dew drips off the leaves of corn;... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aabbcc aaddee bbffgg hhbbdd
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 6,6,6,6,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: ballad stanza
  • Metre: 01010111 01110101 01010101 11011101 11010001 11110011 110101001 11010101 11010101 11011101 11010101 101100001 01010101 01010100 11110001 11010101 11010101 10010011 111101001 01011101 11010101 11011111 110010111 11010111
  • Amount of stanzas: 4
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 206
  • Average number of words per stanza: 40
  • Amount of lines: 24
  • Average number of symbols per line: 33 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 7
  • 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; of is repeated.

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

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  • summary of When The Poet Came;
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  • history of its creation;
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