The Angler's Song by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow: poem analysis

This is an analysis of the poem The Angler's Song that begins with:

From the river's plashy bank,
Where the sedge grows green and rank,... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aabaab ccdXbd bbdcXd eefeef ccegge
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 6,6,6,6,6,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: couplets
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 0010101 1011111 10101001 1010101 0010111 1010101 1011101 10000101 1010101 1010101 0010111 1010111 10010101 1011001 0010101 1010101 1010111 1001111 1110111 1010111 1010101 1111101 0010101 1000101 1010101 1111101 10111001 1111111 1011001 1010111
  • Amount of stanzas: 5
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 189
  • Average number of words per stanza: 35
  • Amount of lines: 30
  • Average number of symbols per line: 31 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • 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.

    The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same word on is repeated.

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  • summary of The Angler's Song;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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