Song (Untitled #10) by George Meredith: poem analysis

This is an analysis of the poem Song (Untitled #10) that begins with:

Come to me in any shape!
As a victor crown'd with vine, ... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: AbaccbdaAd efeeefgeeg DddhhdbDdb
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 10,10,10,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: rima
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 1010101 1010101 01101001 10101 1110111 1110101 111 1011101 1010101 101 1011011 1111111 0110001 10101 1001101 1010101 111 11011001 10101001 101 1011101 10010101 1110011 10101 1110101 1111110 111 1011101 1110011 111
  • Amount of stanzas: 3
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 264
  • Average number of words per stanza: 50
  • Amount of lines: 30
  • Average number of symbols per line: 26 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 5

  • 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; come is repeated.

    The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same words only, twine, come are repeated.

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

  • summary of Song (Untitled #10);
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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