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

LIFT again the stately emblem on the Bay State's rusted shield,
Give to Northern winds the Pine-Tree on our banner's tattered field.... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aaaXbbccddeeffbbaXbbggaa
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 24,
  • Closest metre: trochaic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: couplets
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 101010101011101 101010111110101 101110100110101 1001010100011101 101111101010001 101000111111101 111011101110101 1001101011100111 1110111011111110 1110101011101010 00101011111101 101110101111101 111111101010101 101010101010101 101011100010101 111110101111101 101110101110101 10101111010110111 101110101010101 1010111100010001 101011101110001 111010101110111 11111110011011 101010110010101
  • Amount of stanzas: 1
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 1583
  • Average number of words per stanza: 296
  • Amount of lines: 24
  • Average number of symbols per line: 65 (very long strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 12
  • 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 speaker asks many questions. Perhaps, he or she is in confusion.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; for, where's, to, her, she are repeated.

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

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

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

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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