The Scene Around Me Disappears by James Montgomery: poem analysis

This is an analysis of the poem The Scene Around Me Disappears that begins with:

1. The scene around me disappears,
And, borne to ancient regions,... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aaaabbacdcdddefgfgddXheheXeX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 28,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: rima
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 101011101 1101010 11010100 1111010 01001101 01011101 1101010 110110001 01001110 10110101 0111010 010100101 01010110 1001010 111010111 1101110 01010111 1101010 11011101 00100101 101010 100001101 0101110 11110101 0101110 11010111 01010100 1111110
  • Amount of stanzas: 1
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 901
  • Average number of words per stanza: 160
  • Amount of lines: 28
  • 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:

    There are many exclamation marks in the poem. The speaker is excited. He or she has strong feelings on the subject that is described in the poem.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; and, of, my are repeated.

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

  • summary of The Scene Around Me Disappears;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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