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

Through the unchanging heaven, as ye have sped,
Speed onward still, a strange wild company,...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aXbaXbXacacadd
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 14,
  • Closest metre: iambic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: limerick
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: sonnet with iambic pentameter or irregular meter
  • Metre: 10010101111 1101011100 11000101001 1001110101 1101101010 0101010111 0101011100 0101110011 1101011101 0101011011 10010010111 1001011101 1011110111 10111111101
  • Amount of stanzas: 1
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 597
  • Average number of words per stanza: 104
  • Amount of lines: 14
  • Average number of symbols per line: 42 (strings are more long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 7
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

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

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

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