This is an analysis of the poem The Tree's Prayer that begins with:
Alas, 'tis cold and dark!
The wind all night hath sung a wintry tune!...
Elements of the verse: questions and answers
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- Rhyme scheme: abba cddc beeb bddb dbbd dddd deed bffb eggdXe
- Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,4,4,4,4,4,4,4,6,
- Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
- Сlosest rhyme: enclosed rhyme
- Сlosest stanza type: tercets
- Guessed form: unknown form
- Metre: 011111 0111110101 1011110101 110111 1101001 1101101101 1111011101 111101 011101 11011100101 111101101 011101 1101110 0101111011 1101010101 1101010 111111 0111110101 010011100001 011001 101101 1101011101 11010010101 111101 01010010 11010001101 0101011111 1101010 110101 01010110001 0101010101 101101 110101 11010100101 1001011101 11 0 111
- Amount of stanzas: 9
- Average number of symbols per stanza: 146
- Average number of words per stanza: 26
- Amount of lines: 38
- Average number of symbols per line: 34 (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.
If you write a school or university poetry essay, you should Include in your explanation of the poem:
- summary of The Tree's Prayer;
- central theme;
- idea of the verse;
- history of its creation;
- critical appreciation.
Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!
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