This is an analysis of the poem Fairy Favours that begins with:
Wouldst thou wear the gift of immortal bloom?
Wouldst thou smile in scorn at the shadowy tomb?... full text
Elements of the verse: questions and answers
The information we provided is prepared by means of a special computer program. Use the criteria sheet to understand greatest poems or improve your poetry analysis essay.
- Rhyme scheme: aabbcc ddeXcX ffgghh ddffdd iijjjj bbeeff ccddbbXddhhdd
- Stanza lengths (in strings): 6,6,6,6,6,6,13,
- Closest metre: iambic pentameter
- Сlosest rhyme: couplets
- Сlosest stanza type: tercets
- Guessed form: heroic couplets
- Metre: 1110100101 11101101001 100100101 0100100101 110101111 1011101111 1110101101 001111111 110111101 011111100 111101101 001110100 1111001111 100100111 1110100111 011100101 110110101 101010111 111111101 1100100101 111101101 110010111 110110111 010111111 111110101 011111101 101100101 1011101001 110101101 1100100111 110111111 111101111 110101111 010100111 100101101 1101111111 1111011010 1000101111 1100100111 111100101 1110010101 101111101 111111001001 1010111111 011101101 111100111 1101101101 1011101101
- Amount of stanzas: 8
- Average number of symbols per stanza: 253
- Average number of words per stanza: 49
- Amount of lines: 48
- Average number of symbols per line: 42 (strings are more long than medium ones)
- Average number of words per line: 8
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 speaker asks many questions. Perhaps, he or she is in confusion.
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 words wouldst, thou are repeated.
If you write a school or university poetry essay, you should Include in your explanation of the poem:
- summary of Fairy Favours;
- central theme;
- idea of the verse;
- history of its creation;
- critical appreciation.
Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!
Pay attention: the program cannot take into account all the numerous nuances of poetic technique while analyzing. We make no warranties of any kind, express or implied, about the completeness, accuracy, reliability and suitability with respect to the information.
