This is an analysis of the poem An Encouraged Growth that begins with:

A seed to plant,
Is seldom unconsciously done......

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: ABb acD Xaaa ABXab adeb cXbe cDcX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 3,3,4,5,4,4,4,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: rondeau rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 0101 01011001 0101010 011010 00100001 10101 10001010101 110010001100 0101001010 100010101 0101 01011001 011000100 11010 0010010 1 010111101011 1111101110 0010010101 11111 01110101 111010101 101100111010 01101000100001 10101 01011 0110110101
  • Amount of stanzas: 7
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 123
  • Average number of words per stanza: 21
  • Amount of lines: 27
  • Average number of symbols per line: 31 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 5
  • Mood of the speaker:

    There are many three dots in the poem. Readers should think of the author's idea together with the pensive speaker.

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

    The author used the same word a at the beginnings of some neighboring stanzas. The figure of speech is a kind of anaphora.

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

  • summary of An Encouraged Growth;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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