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

The Rose was given to man for this:
He, sudden seeing it in later years,... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: ababcdcd aeae fgfg hihi
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 8,4,4,4,
  • Closest metre: iambic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: rima
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: blank verse
  • Metre: 011100110 1101000100 11010111001 1111001 1101110101 1101001101 11111100101 110111 1101010101 1011010001 11110110101 001101 1101110001 1101011101 110110001 110111 1101011111 1011011101 1101010111 011101
  • Amount of stanzas: 4
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 202
  • Average number of words per stanza: 36
  • Amount of lines: 20
  • Average number of symbols per line: 40 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 7
  • 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 author used the same word or at the beginnings of some neighboring stanzas. The figure of speech is a kind of anaphora.

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

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

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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