This is an analysis of the poem The River that begins with:

In my first sleep
I came to the river...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: XabacdXXEXa daefdghI XcaccXbEagX dIaaibfi cicii hjbjbXaicfbb
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 11,8,11,8,5,12,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 0111 110010 111 10110 1001 1011 11100 101 10101 1001 10110 0111 01010 1101 10101 01001 1101110 101110 01101 111 00111 110 111010 101 00110 11001 10101 1010 01110 10100 1101 01101 11010 01010 1111 1101 10111 00101 01101 11111 10101 110101 011011 000111 010011 111111 00101 100101 11110 110101 110101 010101 000101 010101
  • Amount of stanzas: 7
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 155
  • Average number of words per stanza: 30
  • Amount of lines: 54
  • Average number of symbols per line: 19 (very short strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 4
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

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

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

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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