This is an analysis of the poem Woodland Peace that begins with:

Sweet as Eden is the air,
And Eden-sweet the ray.... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: ABccab bbbbXbdcedea XacabXAB
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 6,12,8,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: limerick
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 1110001 110101 11010110 11110111 11000111 010111 111 1101011 111101 110101 110111 111111 100101 110101 110111 010011 010001 010011 100111 111111 1110011 11110111 011101 1110001 110101
  • Amount of stanzas: 4
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 164
  • Average number of words per stanza: 34
  • Amount of lines: 25
  • Average number of symbols per line: 25 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 5
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; we, i are repeated.

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

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

  • summary of Woodland Peace;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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