This is an analysis of the poem Good Company that begins with:

To-day I have grown taller from walking with the trees,
The seven sister-poplars who go softly in a line;...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: XaXa baba
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,4,
  • Closest metre: iambic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: rondeau rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: blank verse
  • Metre: 0111110010001 01010101110001 111110101010001 1101111110101 01100110010001 101010110110111 101010100010011 11111111110101
  • Amount of stanzas: 2
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 228
  • Average number of words per stanza: 46
  • Amount of lines: 8
  • Average number of symbols per line: 56 (very long strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 12
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

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

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

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

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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