This is an analysis of the poem Fellowship that begins with:

At last we reached the pointed firs
And rested for a little while;... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abba c bbcde ed dff d aeXa dggd a hha dh hd ecc e ijji
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,1,5,2,3,1,4,4,1,3,2,2,3,1,4,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: enclosed rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 11110101 11010101 01011001 11111110 01010101 11011101 11110111 111101001 11110101 00110001 01111111 01000101 11011111 11011101 111001001 10010111 01011111 11010111 010101000 01011101 11110111 01010011 10110111 11111101 11111101 11010111 10111111 01011110 01011101 11110101 10011111 01110101 11011001 11010001 11111111 11010111 11111001 01010111 11010101 01000101
  • Amount of stanzas: 17
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 80
  • Average number of words per stanza: 16
  • Amount of lines: 48
  • Average number of symbols per line: 29 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 6
  • 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 Fellowship;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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