This is an analysis of the poem Charleston that begins with:

Calm as that second summer which precedes
The first fall of the snow,... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abab cdcd ecec fcfc cgcg hchc hihi ajaj gkgk ababXjhjh
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,4,4,4,4,4,4,4,4,9,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: ballad stanza
  • Metre: 1111010101 011001 0011100101 0101001 1101111111 010101 1101010001 1100101 111010111 010101 1101010101 010101 1101010111 010101 11001101101 111111 1111110001 111101 11111101001 110101 1100111111 100101 1110110101 111101 1101110011 1101001 11001011111 010101 1101010101 1101001 1101110001 110001 1101110101 010011 1101010101 011101 10011111101 101011 1001100111 111111 1110010001 110101 1101000111 010101
  • Amount of stanzas: 11
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 143
  • Average number of words per stanza: 26
  • Amount of lines: 44
  • Average number of symbols per line: 35 (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; and is repeated.

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

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

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