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

To sit on rocks, to muse o'er flood and fell,
To slowly trace the forest's shady scene,... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: ababbcbcX bdbddcdcc
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 9,9,
  • Closest metre: iambic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: blank verse
  • Metre: 01110110111 0101010101 1111110101 1101111100 0101010101 0011110101 01101110101 0011011101 1001011101100 11010100101 0101011001 11010110100 0111111111 1001010001 1101010001 0101110101 0101010111 000001000101
  • Amount of stanzas: 2
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 412
  • Average number of words per stanza: 75
  • Amount of lines: 18
  • Average number of symbols per line: 45 (strings are more long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 8
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; to, and, none are repeated.

    The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same word to is repeated.

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

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

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