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

The little tents the wildflowers raise
Are tabernacles where Love prays... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aaa bbb ccc ddd eeX aaa fff gggXccc
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 3,3,3,3,3,3,3,7,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: couplets
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 01010111 11000111 11010101 11011111 11011111 11111101 11101101 01010111 10110101 11101101 11011111 11111111 11001111 00110111 10000100 11001101 11011111 100011001 00110111 01010111 11110101 11010100 010111111 11110101 01111111 10010101 010011111
  • Amount of stanzas: 9
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 105
  • Average number of words per stanza: 20
  • Amount of lines: 27
  • Average number of symbols per line: 34 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 7
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

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

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

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

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

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