This is an analysis of the poem The Progress Of Poetry that begins with:

The Farmer's Goose, who in the Stubble,
Has fed without Restraint, or Trouble; ... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aaaaaabb ccbbcccc ddaaaaeeeeffgg XXaabbffhhXXXXcc
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 8,8,14,16,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: limerick
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 010110010 110101110 11011101 111100111 11010101 01000101 11010101 110010101 11110101 11010101 11011101 11111111 01011101 110111001 11010111 110100001 10010101 01110001 01011111 01010001 00110101 11010111 11010101 110101101 11011001 110101101 11001101 01010101 01011101 01010001 11100101 11010100 01010101 01011111 01111111 11010101 01010101 01110101 11010101 01110101 10010101 10000111 111101010 010111010 11011101 10011111
  • Amount of stanzas: 4
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 425
  • Average number of words per stanza: 76
  • Amount of lines: 46
  • Average number of symbols per line: 36 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 7
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

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

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

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

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

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