This is an analysis of the poem The End Of The Rainbow that begins with:

Written for little Etta Ayres.
' Come, Nellie !' I cried, on a clear April day,... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: X aabX aabb ccbb ddbX eebbXaabb
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 1,4,4,4,4,9,
  • Closest metre: iambic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: limerick
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: blank verse
  • Metre: 10110101 1110111101101 101011001101 101111101111 111101101001 101101011011 111101111001 01101101011 111101101001 11011101101 11011011001 11001001001 11101101001 1111111011001 1001011101001 110111001011 01101101001 11101011111 11001101011 001001111101 001101001001 11101001001 11001001001 101001011011 001001101001
  • Amount of stanzas: 7
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 171
  • Average number of words per stanza: 34
  • Amount of lines: 25
  • Average number of symbols per line: 47 (strings are more long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 10
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; ', we, of are repeated.

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

    The poet repeated the same word bow at the end of some neighboring stanzas. The poetic device is a kind of epiphora.

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

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

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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