This is an analysis of the poem The Little Knight In Green that begins with:

WHAT fragrant-footed comer
Is stepping o’er my head?... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: ababcbdb ababXeXe dfdfXfXf acacXccc agagbdXd Xgdgffef
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 8,8,8,8,8,8,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: shakespearean sonnet
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 1101010 010111 0111010 1101001 11110101 011101 11111101 110101 0101110 1110001 11111010 1100101 11010101 011001 10110101 110101 1101110 110101 1111110 110111 010111101 0101001 01111111 010100 0101110 111101 1101110 010101 11011110 111101 11011101 010101 1111110 110101 1101110 110111 01010101 110101 11011100 010101 1101110 110101 0111010 011101 01111101 010101 11011101 010111
  • Amount of stanzas: 6
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 234
  • Average number of words per stanza: 44
  • Amount of lines: 48
  • Average number of symbols per line: 28 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 5
  • Mood of the speaker:

    There are many exclamation marks in the poem. The speaker is excited. He or she has strong feelings on the subject that is described in the poem.

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

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

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

  • summary of The Little Knight In Green;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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