This is an analysis of the poem As It Goes For The Willow that begins with:

As it goes for the willow,
Stretching to bend as the wind begins......

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: AbXcbXd eecXXXXXXAbed
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 7,13,
  • Closest metre: trochaic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 1011011 100110101 011110 0010011 111101 1010010011 111001010 1011110101 01001010111 01011010 010101010 0101001001 10010010101 110001 01010101 1011011 10101010110 0101001100 10011010
  • Amount of stanzas: 3
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 224
  • Average number of words per stanza: 41
  • Amount of lines: 19
  • Average number of symbols per line: 35 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 6
  • 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.

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  • summary of As It Goes For The Willow;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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