This is an analysis of the poem Childhood that begins with:

These recollections with the scent of ferns
Are the idyll of early years...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aaX aabaa XcaXXda Xefacgeaa bhaaaaaiijXgahaajffi ifkjXa jdakXXejagjjjba
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 3,5,7,9,20,6,15,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: rondeau rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 1101000101 10100100 010001010 01000010100 111000101 010001001 11011101 1100010111 11101100 10001010100 1011000101 1111 11010100 11011101 01010010100 1111100 0100100 10010101 0101110 001010 110011010 0101000100100 01010011 011010001 10101 100101010 1001011 11001 011100101 10000110 0100101 101 0101010010 01110110 1010100101 0100101 0010010001 110011010 010010 10111010 111110011 01010111 01010101 110101010 0100011101 1101 01110001 0010101010 0010 10101101 101111 1110101 101 100110111 010001001 111010 011110 111010111 1101 11011100 11011100 110100100 011001 11011100
  • Amount of stanzas: 8
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 248
  • Average number of words per stanza: 40
  • Amount of lines: 64
  • 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.

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

    The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same words in, how are repeated.

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

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

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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