This is an analysis of the poem Prologue that begins with:

All in the golden afternoon
Full leisurely we glide;... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abcbXb ddeXcd XXXXcf agbgfg bhahXh bafaga ebbbXb
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 6,6,6,6,6,6,6,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: rima
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 10010101 110011 11110101 110111 11011110 110001 110101110 0111010 01010111 01010010 11111101 0111010 010010101 0100011 01010101 1001001 11010101 1111001 10010101 010101 01110101 010111 01010111 110101 11010101 010101 11011101 010011 0111100110 010101 11010101 110111 01010101 110101 11110101 010101 10010101 100101 10110111 0100101 110101010 100111
  • Amount of stanzas: 7
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 183
  • Average number of words per stanza: 34
  • Amount of lines: 42
  • Average number of symbols per line: 30 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • 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 Prologue;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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