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

The hive slept like Argus
its thousand eyes covered with bees....

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abcXXdXXXeXfebgaeXbgedcbbf X
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 26,1,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: enclosed rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 011110 01011001 011011011 1001101 10111 011010110010 01110 0110 00110001 1010111 01011 11011 11101010 10101 110101101 01101 101001010 111110 00111101 1011001 001110111 11111010 0101011 100101010 011101010 0010111 011100101
  • Amount of stanzas: 2
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 422
  • Average number of words per stanza: 78
  • Amount of lines: 27
  • Average number of symbols per line: 30 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 6
  • 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 Suddenly The Tree;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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