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

Oh, when the land is white as milk
With bloom that lets no leaf between,...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: ababX cbcbb dbdbb edede fcfXf XgbgX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 5,5,5,5,5,5,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: ballad stanza
  • Metre: 11010111 01111101 11110111 11010011 10011100 10001001 10110111 11010101 10011101 110100111 11101100 110100101 11001101 11010101 11001101 11110011 11010101 01010101 11001011 11010111 11000101 100111001 0100100101 01010111 11001001 11111100 10110111 11010101 11001111 11111100
  • Amount of stanzas: 6
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 173
  • Average number of words per stanza: 33
  • Amount of lines: 30
  • Average number of symbols per line: 34 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 7
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; for, and are repeated.

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

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

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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