Faery Songs by John Keats: poem analysis

This is an analysis of the poem Faery Songs that begins with:

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Shed no tear! oh, shed no tear!... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aBBbbcdcb eeffggBBfff Xhihiaagbbbgggdccjcj
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 9,11,20,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: ballad stanza
  • Metre: 1 1111111 010010101 1111111 11100111 1111111 11110101 01110100 111 1011101 1010111 11111101 10110001 11101001 1010011 1111111 010010101 01011101 11000101 0101 1 11011101 11111101 110011001 01001101001 11011101 1111 1101011101 11011001 10101001 1010101 11100100 11011101 010110101 111110111 01011 1101110111 1111011101 1100010001 0111
  • Amount of stanzas: 3
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 417
  • Average number of words per stanza: 79
  • Amount of lines: 40
  • Average number of symbols per line: 30 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 6

  • 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 author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; no, look, adieu are repeated.

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

  • summary of Faery Songs;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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