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

The rolls and harrows lie at rest beside
The battered road; and spreading far and wide... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aabbccbbddddddbXeeaaffaaeebb
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 28,
  • Closest metre: iambic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: limerick
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: blank verse
  • Metre: 0111011101 0101110111 0101010101 1001010101 1101010101 1111010101 10011010001 0101111101 0111010101 1011010111 11001110101 1001100111 1101100101 1111100111 1101011101 1111111110 0101011101 1110011101 1101011011 1111010101 11010101011 0111111110 1101010101 0101101101 1111110001 1111011101 1011100101 11000100001
  • Amount of stanzas: 1
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 1254
  • Average number of words per stanza: 236
  • Amount of lines: 28
  • Average number of symbols per line: 44 (strings are more long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 8
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

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

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

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

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

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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