Beautiful Rose by Henry Clay Work: poem analysis

This is an analysis of the poem Beautiful Rose that begins with:

Off on the prairie, where the balmy air
Kisses the waving corn,... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: ababcdcd dede bfbffgfg ffXfgXgX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 8,4,8,8,
  • Closest metre: trochaic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: rima
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 1101010101 100101 1101000101 110101 1101010101 110101 1001110111 110111 1001101 1001010 10101010101 1001010 1001010101 100101 1001110101 100101 1101010101 100011 1101110101 110101 1001010001 100101 10111101010 1010111 1001110101 10110100 1111110101 111101
  • Amount of stanzas: 4
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 239
  • Average number of words per stanza: 45
  • Amount of lines: 28
  • Average number of symbols per line: 33 (medium-length strings)
  • 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.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; as, from, but are repeated.

    There is a poetic device epiphora at the end of some neighboring lines rose is repeated).

    The literary device anadiplosis is detected in two or more neighboring lines. The words/phrases fair, love, gone, old, kneeled, why connect the lines.

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

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

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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