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

Sure thou didst flourish once! and many springs,
Many bright mornings, much dew, many showers, ... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aaaa abab cdcd bebe fafX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,4,4,4,4,
  • Closest metre: iambic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: rondeau rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: blank verse
  • Metre: 11110111001 10110111010 11011101111 11111011010 1101010111 1111111101 0101110101 1011001111 1101011101 0111110111 1111110111 1101010111 1110111101 1011011111 0101111101 0111111110 1111111011 0101110111 1011010101 1101110111
  • Amount of stanzas: 5
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 188
  • Average number of words per stanza: 34
  • Amount of lines: 20
  • Average number of symbols per line: 46 (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; many, and, of, thy are repeated.

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

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

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