This is an analysis of the poem The Child Of Promise that begins with:

She died — as die the roses
On the ruddy clouds of dawn,... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: ababcXXXdcdcefXefdbdbebeb
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 25,
  • Closest metre: trochaic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: rima
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 1111010 1010101 111001010 011101 1111011 110111 1111011 11010100 1111110 111111 1111010 110111 1111010 010101 1111010 1010101 1111110 110101 1111010 110101 1111110 1010101 10101110 110111
  • Amount of stanzas: 1
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 725
  • Average number of words per stanza: 131
  • Amount of lines: 25
  • Average number of symbols per line: 28 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 5
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

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

  • summary of The Child Of Promise;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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