This is an analysis of the poem Longing that begins with:
Could I from this valley drear,
Where the mist hangs heavily,...
Elements of the verse: questions and answers
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- Rhyme scheme: XXabcaca dedefbfb cdcdghgh afafhihi
- Stanza lengths (in strings): 8,8,8,8,
- Closest metre: iambic trimeter
- Сlosest rhyme: shakespearean sonnet
- Сlosest stanza type: tercets
- Guessed form: unknown form
- Metre: 1100101 1011100 1011101 1110110 1010111 1011101 0111111 1110101 1001101 11101001 1010101 1100101 10101010 1011101 11101010 1011101 0110111 1111001 1011101 1010101 1011111 1100101 1010101 1110101 1010101 1010101 10101001 1010101 1110111 1110101 11101001 1110101
- Amount of stanzas: 4
- Average number of symbols per stanza: 257
- Average number of words per stanza: 45
- Amount of lines: 32
- 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:
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.
If you write a school or university poetry essay, you should Include in your explanation of the poem:
- summary of Longing;
- central theme;
- idea of the verse;
- history of its creation;
- critical appreciation.
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