This is an analysis of the poem The Tree that begins with:

I stood still and was a tree amid the wood,
Knowing the truth of things unseen before; ...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abXaaccXXaab
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 12,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: limerick
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 11111010101 1001010101 01010101 11110101 11110101 11010110 1010010101 10010111 11110101 10110010101 110011101 1111001101
  • Amount of stanzas: 1
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 448
  • Average number of words per stanza: 86
  • Amount of lines: 12
  • Average number of symbols per line: 36 (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 is repeated.

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

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

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