This is an analysis of the poem Three Counsellors that begins with:

IT was the fairy of the place,
Moving within a little light, ...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abab acac cbcb dede fafa
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,4,4,4,4,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: ballad stanza
  • Metre: 01010001 10010101 110111001 01010101 01010100 11000111 11000101 00110011 01010001 11010111 111100001 10110011 10110101 01100101 10100101 110010011 01011101 110010111 10011011 01010111
  • Amount of stanzas: 5
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 143
  • Average number of words per stanza: 25
  • Amount of lines: 20
  • Average number of symbols per line: 35 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 6
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; of is repeated.

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

    The author used the same word it at the beginnings of some neighboring stanzas. The figure of speech is a kind of anaphora.

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

  • summary of Three Counsellors;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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