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

He knows the safe ways and unsafe
And he will lead the lambs to fold,...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: XabX cbab Xcbc
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,4,4,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: rondeau rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 11011101 11010101 100000101 01010100 11010111 11011111 01011101 11111111 11011101 11001111 11010101 01010001
  • Amount of stanzas: 3
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 135
  • Average number of words per stanza: 28
  • Amount of lines: 13
  • Average number of symbols per line: 31 (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.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; and is repeated.

    The author used the same word he 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 Pan;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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