This is an analysis of the poem Sierran Song that begins with:

To the California Sierra Club
Come climb the mountain trails with me,... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: X aaaabbBB acXcbbBB dadXbbbB
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 1,8,8,8,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: limerick
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 0010100101 11010101 111101 11010101 110111 110101 010101 110111 1111 01110101 0111010 01110100 1101010 110101 010111 110111 1111 11010111 110110 11110101 010100 110101 1100101 1100111 1111
  • Amount of stanzas: 4
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 181
  • Average number of words per stanza: 35
  • Amount of lines: 25
  • Average number of symbols per line: 28 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 6
  • Mood of the speaker:

    There are many exclamation marks in the poem. The speaker is excited. He or she has strong feelings on the subject that is described in the poem.

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

  • summary of Sierran Song;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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