This is an analysis of the poem Song that begins with:
I.
Slow spreads the gloom my soul desires--... full text
Elements of the verse: questions and answers
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- Rhyme scheme: a bbaaccdd X Xeaaffdd X ddggbbdd XXeeeeeedd
- Stanza lengths (in strings): 1,8,1,8,1,8,10,
- Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
- Сlosest rhyme: enclosed rhyme
- Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
- Guessed form: unknown form
- Metre: 1 110111010 010100101 01010101 10111101 11011101 11110111 11110101 11010001 1 11010101 11010111 110011101 11011001 11010111 100101001 111110001 11010101 1 11011101 11011101 110011111 11011101 11010101 111101001 11111101 11111101 1 110101001 01100101 01110001 01010111 10010111 11010101 11111101 01111101
- Amount of stanzas: 8
- Average number of symbols per stanza: 146
- Average number of words per stanza: 27
- Amount of lines: 39
- Average number of symbols per line: 29 (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 Song;
- central theme;
- idea of the verse;
- history of its creation;
- critical appreciation.
Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!
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