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

1 Whatever 'tis, whose beauty here below
2 Attracts thee thus and makes thee stream and flow,... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aabb Xcdd efee ggef hhXd iiee hhcc bbjj
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,4,4,4,4,4,4,4,
  • Closest metre: trochaic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 11101110101 10111111111 111111111 1101111 11111011110 11011110111 111010101 1110001 11101110110 11101000100 111110101 1111101 111110011010 101011101010 101111101 1111100 111000101010 111011111010 10101100010 11101011 11101011101 11111011111 111011111 1011101 1110100101010 111011111110 111010111 1010111 10001111110 11101111111 111011101 1111111
  • Amount of stanzas: 8
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 185
  • Average number of words per stanza: 32
  • Amount of lines: 32
  • Average number of symbols per line: 45 (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; and is repeated.

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

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

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