This is an analysis of the poem Under The Figtree that begins with:

Like drifts of balm from cedared glens, those darling memories come,
With soft low songs, and dear old tales, familiar to our home.... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aabbccddeefXeeeecceeddfX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 24,
  • Closest metre: iambic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: couplets
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: heroic couplets
  • Metre: 1101010011101001 01111111010011 11011101110111 111101001100111 01000101110101 11110101111111 11111101110101 01011101110111 11011101110101 110100001010001 11011101110101 11010010101011 11011101010101 11010101110101 11010101010111 11010101110101 11010101110101 11111001110101 11011101110101 01010101110100 11010101011111 110101011111001 10011101110101 1101111101011
  • Amount of stanzas: 1
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 1486
  • Average number of words per stanza: 278
  • Amount of lines: 24
  • Average number of symbols per line: 61 (very long strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 12
  • 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; and, my, i are repeated.

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

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

  • summary of Under The Figtree;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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