This is an analysis of the poem Light Between The Trees that begins with:

Long, long, long the trail
Through the brooding forest-gloom,... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: Ababcdec fdfdcggc XhiXaaaX hhhhcjjc hchcikki liliAaee
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 8,8,8,8,8,8,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 11101 1010101 10100101 0010101 1010111 1010101 1010001 00101 11101 11101001 110101 1010111 1010001 011010 101010 100101 1011110 1010111 10011011 101101110 1010111 1010100 10100101 1001010 11101 1010101 1010101 1010101 1010111 1110101 1110011 10101 11101 0010101 1010101 1011111 1110101 1010101 1010101 10101 11101 0010001 1010101 1010101 11101 1010101 11101001 10101
  • Amount of stanzas: 6
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 239
  • Average number of words per stanza: 41
  • Amount of lines: 48
  • Average number of symbols per line: 29 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 5
  • 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; long, plod, yield, breast, red are repeated.

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

  • summary of Light Between The Trees;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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