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

The cuckoo-sorrel paints with pink
The green page of the meadow-land... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: ababcbcbdbdb cecefgfg hbhbhihi eeeebXbc jgjXbibijcjc bkbkelel bibigjcj hehekkXk
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 12,8,8,8,12,8,8,8,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: rima
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 01110101 01100111 01011101 100101 011101001 11010101 11010111 111111 11010101 010100111 11000101 111111 01011101 01010101 0101100001 010101 11010101 1000101001 01110101 011001 11011111 01011101 00111111 111111 110101001 11110111 01111101 010101 01111101 01010101 1100101001 110111 010010111 010101000 11000111 110101 11010101 01010011 11111101 110100 01110101 01000101 01010111 010111 11011111 01111111 11110111 111101 10010101 010010011 01011111 101111 01110101 01111101 01011101 111101 01110101 11110101 01010101 110111 11011110 01001111 11111001 111101 11010101 11111101 010111101 111101 10011101 01011111 01000100 111111
  • Amount of stanzas: 8
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 301
  • Average number of words per stanza: 56
  • Amount of lines: 72
  • Average number of symbols per line: 33 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 6
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

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

    The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same words the, and are repeated.

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

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

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