This is an analysis of the poem Folk Tune that begins with:

It's not that the Muse feels like clamming up,
it's more like high time for the lad's last nap....

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aabb cbXX ddee cccb ffggXbcgg
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,4,4,4,9,
  • Closest metre: iambic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: couplets
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: heroic couplets
  • Metre: 0110111101 0111110111 10110111101 101100101 1011110111 11100111111 1110010101 1011100100 1110110111 01100111101 1111110101 1111101111 1111110111 01111111101 1011100111 11101111101 10110110101 1010111111 1111110101 11110110111 1110101111 11101011101 000110101 1100110101
  • Amount of stanzas: 6
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 186
  • Average number of words per stanza: 37
  • Amount of lines: 24
  • Average number of symbols per line: 46 (strings are more long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 9
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

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

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

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

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

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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