This is an analysis of the poem Song (Untitled #11) that begins with:

The daisy now is out upon the green;
And in the grassy lanes ... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abba cbbc adda ecce bbbb Xffg hbbhXgbbg
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,4,4,4,4,4,9,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: limerick
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 0101010101 100101 010101 01110100011101 0101110101 010101 110101 010101011101001 0101011111 010101 110101 01000101110101 1001000101 010111 011101 11110100010111 1101000101 1111010 1100010 11010111010111 1001010101 110101 011101 01010111010101 01010101001 110101 011011 0100010011100101 1111100101 010111 011101 01010101110101
  • Amount of stanzas: 8
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 155
  • Average number of words per stanza: 28
  • Amount of lines: 32
  • Average number of symbols per line: 38 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 7
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; and, my, this are repeated.

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

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

  • summary of Song (Untitled #11);
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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