This is an analysis of the poem With Flowers that begins with:

These have more language than my song,
Take them and let them speak for me....

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aXaX bbXX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,4,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 11110111 10110111 11000101 10110100 11010101 10011101 11110101 01011100
  • Amount of stanzas: 2
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 132
  • Average number of words per stanza: 25
  • Amount of lines: 8
  • Average number of symbols per line: 32 (medium-length strings)
  • 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; them, and are repeated.

If you write a school or university poetry essay, you should Include in your explanation of the poem:

  • summary of With Flowers;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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