This is an analysis of the poem The True that begins with:

I envy the tree-tops that shake so high
In winds that fill them full of heavenly airs;...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abbaabba bccbdd
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 8,6,
  • Closest metre: iambic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: limerick
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: sonnet with iambic pentameter or irregular meter
  • Metre: 1100111111 01110101001 11010010111 0011010001 1101010111 11010101011 11111100101 1111010011 1111011111 1011000110 11011101110 1110111111 11110111001 0100111111
  • Amount of stanzas: 2
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 303
  • Average number of words per stanza: 58
  • Amount of lines: 14
  • Average number of symbols per line: 42 (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; that, and are repeated.

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

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

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