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

The forest is ignored to see.
Although it isn't hidden....

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: AbbAXc CDCCcDCC ddcade CDDD CDDedDXddd
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 6,8,6,4,10,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: couplets
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 01000101 1100010 1100100 01000101 1111010 110100 01000101 0110010 1101111 10101 01010101 0110010 1101111 10101 101001101 1010001 1010010 100010111 100111 010101 01000101 0110010 110010 1010011 01000101 0110010 110010 1010101 1110010 1010011 10 01100 010
  • Amount of stanzas: 6
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 146
  • Average number of words per stanza: 27
  • Amount of lines: 33
  • Average number of symbols per line: 26 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 5
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

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

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

    There is a poetic device epiphora at the end of some neighboring lines forest is repeated).

    The poet repeated the same word lost at the end of some neighboring stanzas. The poetic device is a kind of epiphora.

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

  • summary of The Forest;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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