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

Spring's sweet odours from the meadow
Fling their fragrance far and wide,... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: ababccdbdb ebebcc fbfb
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 10,6,4,
  • Closest metre: trochaic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 11100011 1110111 10111011 0010101 111101010 10011010 11101010 1011101 10111010 0111101 101010010 1111101 10101110 0010101 11101010 11101110 10111011 1010111 10001111 0111101
  • Amount of stanzas: 3
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 219
  • Average number of words per stanza: 40
  • Amount of lines: 20
  • Average number of symbols per line: 32 (medium-length strings)
  • 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 The Exile;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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