This is an analysis of the poem To A Pine Tree that begins with:

Crowned, lofty scion of the pine
Whence Gothic architect’s design...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aabcccb ddeaaab ddfgggf hhddddd ggeiiie hhidddi eejaaaj eeahhha aaekkke lleaaae
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 7,7,7,7,7,7,7,7,7,7,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: couplets
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 11010001 11010101 0101110 11010101 11010101 11011110 1101010 00110101 10111101 100101 11110111 01111101 01000101 0100110 01010111 11010101 101111 11010111 110100111 11010011 110111 011111001 11010101 010111 11010101 11011101 01010111 010111 11110101 11010101 111111 01010101 11001101 11010111 110101 111110001 11001101 010101 01010101 11010101 11010001 10000010 11010101 11010101 1100101 011100111 11110101 11011101 111101 01110101 110001001 110001 11110101 10110101 11000111 1100111 11010011 010110101 111101 11010101 11011101 11111101 010101 01110101 0111101 110111 11111101 01010101 11111111 110101
  • Amount of stanzas: 10
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 233
  • Average number of words per stanza: 42
  • Amount of lines: 70
  • Average number of symbols per line: 32 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 6
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; s, in, thy, so, to are repeated.

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

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

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