This is an analysis of the poem Book Iv - Part 01 - Proem that begins with:

I wander afield, thriving in sturdy thought,
Through unpathed haunts of the Pierides, ...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aXXXbcacbdceaedXXfadcXfXbbddXXbdbbX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 35,
  • Closest metre: iambic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: blank verse
  • Metre: 11001100101 1100100100 1011010111 0111000101 01011101110 0110110101 0101010101 1100010001 1111010101 1111010101 010101010 1101011111 1110010101 10001011111 0101010001 1101011101 1101011111 0101010011 11000100101 0101011001 11101111101 01010111100 0111011101 1101010101 1111101101 01001110101 0101011101 11000101010 00111010101 110110111 0100110001 0111010111 0101011101 1111010011 1100010100
  • Amount of stanzas: 1
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 1525
  • Average number of words per stanza: 269
  • Amount of lines: 35
  • Average number of symbols per line: 43 (strings are more long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 8
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; to, in are repeated.

    The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same word to is repeated.

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

  • summary of Book Iv - Part 01 - Proem;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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