This is an analysis of the poem The Harper that begins with:
Like a drift of faded blossoms
Caught in a slanting rain, ... full text
Elements of the verse: questions and answers
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- Rhyme scheme: Xaba bcbc Xdcd XbXb
- Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,4,4,4,
- Closest metre: trochaic tetrameter
- Сlosest rhyme: rima
- Сlosest stanza type: tercets
- Guessed form: unknown form
- Metre: 10101010 100101 0101101001 0010001 101101111 11010101 1111111111 1111001 1011110 1110101 00100010 1010101 11101010 101111 010110101 110101
- Amount of stanzas: 4
- Average number of symbols per stanza: 132
- Average number of words per stanza: 24
- Amount of lines: 16
- Average number of symbols per line: 32 (medium-length strings)
- 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 is repeated.
The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same word and is repeated.
The author used the same word patter 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 Harper;
- central theme;
- idea of the verse;
- history of its creation;
- critical appreciation.
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