This is an analysis of the poem Lifeline that begins with:
wedged in the top branches, rain still sighing
to earth as a dissolute sky dissolves,...
Elements of the verse: questions and answers
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- Rhyme scheme: aXbc cbdb XadX cXde eeXX
- Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,4,4,4,4,
- Closest metre: trochaic pentameter
- Сlosest rhyme: couplets
- Сlosest stanza type: tercets
- Guessed form: unknown form
- Metre: 1001101110 0110100101 0100010110 01010101001 1001010101 10110111010 111011101 1110111010 1011011110 001010010 0110001110 1111101011 1010110101 110101011 01011010100 0101101000 1010010100 01100101010 0111010110 1010101111
- Amount of stanzas: 5
- Average number of symbols per stanza: 185
- Average number of words per stanza: 29
- Amount of lines: 20
- Average number of symbols per line: 46 (strings are more long than medium ones)
- Average number of words per line: 7
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 Lifeline;
- central theme;
- idea of the verse;
- history of its creation;
- critical appreciation.
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