This is an analysis of the poem Introductory Verses that begins with:
OH! blest art thou, whose steps may rove
Through the green paths of vale and grove,... full text
Elements of the verse: questions and answers
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- Rhyme scheme: aabb cXdd eeff ccdd gghh iiccXffii
- Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,4,4,4,4,9,
- Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
- Сlosest rhyme: couplets
- Сlosest stanza type: tercets
- Guessed form: unknown form
- Metre: 11111111 10110111 11011101 10110101 110110101 110011010 11010111 110100001 11111111 11010101 10111101 11101111 11010101 11010101 10111111 10011111 110010111 11011101 001101010 010101010 001000111 11110101 01010111 11010111 010110101 100111001 01110101 110011101
- Amount of stanzas: 7
- Average number of symbols per stanza: 149
- Average number of words per stanza: 27
- Amount of lines: 28
- Average number of symbols per line: 37 (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, thee, for are repeated.
The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same words and, for are repeated.
The author used the same words for, if at the beginnings of some neighboring stanzas. The figure of speech is a kind of anaphora.
If you write a school or university poetry essay, you should Include in your explanation of the poem:
- summary of Introductory Verses;
- central theme;
- idea of the verse;
- history of its creation;
- critical appreciation.
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