This is an analysis of the poem The Air Is A Root that begins with:

The air is a root.
The stones are filled with tenderness. bravo....

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abXcXbaXXXcbXbaX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 16,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 01001 0111010010 10011101 01110010 10101001 1010000110 0111011101 0011 01111011 01111110 1010001111 1010 10110111 1011010 01101001 10
  • Amount of stanzas: 1
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 516
  • Average number of words per stanza: 94
  • Amount of lines: 16
  • 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; stones is repeated.

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

    The literary device anadiplosis is detected in two or more neighboring lines. The word/phrase bravo connects the lines.

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

  • summary of The Air Is A Root;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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