This is an analysis of the poem Stars that begins with:

They come back high to burn the tales.
They will fall with the leaves on the first wind. ...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: X X XX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 1,1,2,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 11110101 1010011011 1101011 1100011
  • Amount of stanzas: 3
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 49
  • Average number of words per stanza: 9
  • Amount of lines: 4
  • Average number of symbols per line: 37 (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; come is repeated.

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

    The author used the same word they 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 Stars;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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