This is an analysis of the poem The Phoenix that begins with:
O Blest unfabled Incense Tree,
That burns in glorious Araby,... full text
Elements of the verse: questions and answers
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- Rhyme scheme: aXbb cccc ddee ffgg XXaa aaaa ddhh iiiee eegX bbee ggjj eeaX
- Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,4,4,4,4,4,4,5,4,4,4,4,
- Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
- Сlosest rhyme: couplets
- Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
- Guessed form: unknown form
- Metre: 11100011 110100100 01110001 11111001 11000101 00111101 101010111 10110101 010110110 110101010 01110101 01111101 01001101 11101001 010111001 11010111 11011100 01110100 11110101 1010011101 11011011 01010101 100010111 10011001 101101010 100101010 10000101 11010101 11111111 01011101 1111111 11011111 01010001 10010101 01000101 100110101 11110100 01011101 10111101 11010101 100010101 01011001 11010101 11010101 01110101 01010101 10010101 10010101 10010100
- Amount of stanzas: 12
- Average number of symbols per stanza: 141
- Average number of words per stanza: 25
- Amount of lines: 50
- Average number of symbols per line: 33 (medium-length strings)
- 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.
The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; her is repeated.
The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same word her is repeated.
If you write a school or university poetry essay, you should Include in your explanation of the poem:
- summary of The Phoenix;
- central theme;
- idea of the verse;
- history of its creation;
- critical appreciation.
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