This is an analysis of the poem The Beautiful Lawn Sprinkler that begins with:

What gives it power makes it change its mind
At each extreme, and lean its rising rain...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abcabcc Xb
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 7,2,
  • Closest metre: iambic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: rima
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: ottava rima
  • Metre: 1101010101 1101110101 1111110101 0101010011 0101011101 10001111001 01100100101 0100010
  • Amount of stanzas: 2
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 159
  • Average number of words per stanza: 29
  • Amount of lines: 9
  • 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 The Beautiful Lawn Sprinkler;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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