This is an analysis of the poem A Parable that begins with:

I PICKED a rustic nosegay lately,
And bore it homewards, musing greatly;...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aabbccddcc Xbb
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 10,3,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: couplets
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 1101010010 1101001010 11011111 01110101 11000111 11010101 01110111 01010101 11001001 11111101 11111101 11010101
  • Amount of stanzas: 3
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 146
  • Average number of words per stanza: 28
  • Amount of lines: 14
  • Average number of symbols per line: 32 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 6
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

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

  • summary of A Parable;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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