This is an analysis of the poem Skeleton Flat that begins with:

HERE’S never a bough to be tossed in the breeze,
For it’s long since the forest was green;... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: ababcdcd efXfadad gfgfehehXhbhbafaf
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 8,8,17,
  • Closest metre: iambic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: shakespearean sonnet
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: blank verse
  • Metre: 101001001001 101101011 11101001011 01001111 01011111101 001001011 11001101101 11101001 11001001011 01111011 11001001001 11011001 11101101001 101001001 101001001111 11001011 11101101011 1010110001 11001101101 001011101 11001001001 101111001 101001001001 001011001 11101101011 101001001 11101111011 001001001 11011101101 11111011 101001011011 01001001
  • Amount of stanzas: 4
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 345
  • Average number of words per stanza: 67
  • Amount of lines: 32
  • Average number of symbols per line: 42 (strings are more long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 8
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

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

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

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

  • summary of Skeleton Flat;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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