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

Now that summer's ripen'd bloom
Frolics where the winter frown'd,... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abab cbcb dcdc bebe cfcf Xghg abab cici fcfc ibib jaja cccc khkh iXil bbbb Xclc khkh bmbm fcfc ncnc icic clclXcece
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,4,4,4,4,4,4,4,4,4,4,4,4,4,4,4,4,4,4,4,4,9,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 1110101 1010101 1011101 1010111 1000101 1011101 1111111 100100101 1011101 1001101 1010101 1110101 1010101 1000101 10010101 1001101 1011101 1000101 1011101 1010101 1010100 0010101 10010101 1011101 1010101 10001001 1010101 1000101 1011101 10100111 1011101 10010101 1010101 1000101 1010101 1100101 1010101 1000101 1011001 1000101 10010101 1000101 1011101 1010101 1010101 1010101 1000101 1011101 1000101 1010101 1010101 10000101 0010101 1010110 1010101 1000101 1010111 0011101 1000111 10110101 1010101 1001101001 10011101 1001101 1110111 0110001 1010101 10101001 1011101 10011101 1011101 1100101 10000101 1011101 1001101 10010101 1010101 1010101 100100101 1000100 1000101 1011101 1010101 10110101 1010111 10100111 1010111 1010101 1010011 1010111 1010101 1001101
  • Amount of stanzas: 23
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 124
  • Average number of words per stanza: 22
  • Amount of lines: 92
  • Average number of symbols per line: 30 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 5
  • 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 Landscape;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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