This is an analysis of the poem Korner And His Sister that begins with:

Green wave the oak for ever o'er thy rest,
Thou that beneath its crowning foliage sleepest,... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aXaXbb bbbbbb acacdd bebeff gagacc bcbcaa hahaXX bbbbbb aiaijj
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 6,6,6,6,6,6,6,6,6,
  • Closest metre: iambic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: rondeau rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: blank verse
  • Metre: 11011101011 11010101010 1001001101 110100111010 10110100111 100111 1111010101 1101010001 00110010001 00110001001 1011111111 010101 011101011001 111101010011 1011110001 1111011010101 10110101110 1111010 1101010101 00010101110 0101110111 11110101010 1011010101 110111 1111010110 0101111101 1111001110 1011010101 1111110011 011111 0111010111 01110000101 1101110111 1111010111 1011111101 100101 1111110101 1100010001 1101011101 1101011101 11010101110 010011 01110111010 0111011111 11111001010 1101010101 10110001001 100111 1111111111 1111010110 1111011101 1111010101 1011010111 1111011
  • Amount of stanzas: 9
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 258
  • Average number of words per stanza: 48
  • Amount of lines: 54
  • 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 author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; thy, with, to, that are repeated.

    The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same words wo, the, that are repeated.

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  • summary of Korner And His Sister;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
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