This is an analysis of the poem The Different Twigs On Rooted Trees that begins with:

The different twigs on rooted trees,
If noticed......

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: ABABC dXaX aXddcb EXBXXDDabdb EXBXXDD ABABC XccX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 5,4,6,11,7,5,4,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 010011101 010 0110010100 001 01101 01010100100 11001001 1010100 0100101001 010110100100 10101 111010100 001111101 11110110010 1000100010101 00101 11001111000 0110101111101 011110000 0111110000 001110100 001101001011 1100100010101010 1 11 1101101001 00101 11001111000 0110101111101 011110000 0111110000 001110100 001101001011 010011101 010 0110010100 001 01101 110 110011101 0111 11101001001
  • Amount of stanzas: 7
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 201
  • Average number of words per stanza: 32
  • Amount of lines: 42
  • Average number of symbols per line: 33 (medium-length strings)
  • 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; and, we are repeated.

    The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same word it 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 The Different Twigs On Rooted Trees;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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