This is an analysis of the poem To A Downfallen Rose that begins with:

When I laid aside the verses of Mimnermus,
I lived a life of canned heat and raw hands, ...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

The information we provided is prepared by means of a special computer program. Use the criteria sheet to understand greatest poems or improve your poetry analysis essay.

  • Rhyme scheme: XabcdeXfghcXcXdcahghXX aXaafa ebbXg
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 22,6,5,
  • Closest metre: trochaic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 111010100100 1101011111 011101100110 10010010101001 111001111001 11010010101 1110001000101010 110101101 101110101010 110101000100 1 1101101101 1011010001 1101000101 1100111101 100101100011 1001001001001 0110110010010010 101011011001 1101101110100 11011010001 011101001100 11110001 10110010001100 101110110 101100101111 101101 1010110100101 111011 110101001000110100100 1011001010 0101001111010 101
  • Amount of stanzas: 3
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 487
  • Average number of words per stanza: 86
  • Amount of lines: 33
  • Average number of symbols per line: 43 (strings are more long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 8
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; of, i, rose, and, eyes, my are repeated.

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

    The literary device anadiplosis is detected in two or more neighboring lines. The word/phrase rose connects the lines.

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

  • summary of To A Downfallen Rose;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

More information about poems by Gregory Corso