This is an analysis of the poem The Song Of The Oak that begins with:

The Druids waved their golden knives
And danced around the Oak ... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abcccbcdXdXeed fbfffbadXdXeed edgggdXhXhXeeh
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 14,14,14,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: rima
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 01011101 110101 11110101 1101111 11010101 0100101 11110101 111101 100101001 011100 11001100 11011101 11111101 010101 110110101 111001 01011101 111101001 11011101 011101 11110101 111101 11110101 101101 11001100 11011101 11011101 011101 11011101 110101 11110001 11010101 10110101 111111 11110111 010101 01010111 11001001 11001100 11011101 101000101 111001
  • Amount of stanzas: 3
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 584
  • Average number of words per stanza: 84
  • Amount of lines: 42
  • Average number of symbols per line: 41 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 6
  • 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 The Song Of The Oak;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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