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

Woods of wonder, wonder ways,
Where the Faery Piper plays,... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: AAbbXa ccaacc aaddaa eeeeee XfggXX hhffhh AAffXa
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 6,6,6,6,6,6,6,
  • Closest metre: trochaic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: couplets
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 1010101 1010101 10101110 10101110 1010101 1000111 1111111 1000111 10101110 00101010 1100101 0010101 1010111 1010101 11111010 00101010 1010101 10011001 1111111 01100111 101010010 10101010 1110101 1000101 1010111 1010100 10101010 10111010 1001100 10101 1010101 1000111 11111110 10101110 1111101 0110101 1010101 1010101 10111010 10101110 1010101 1010101
  • Amount of stanzas: 7
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 183
  • Average number of words per stanza: 33
  • 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:

    There are many exclamation marks in the poem. The speaker is excited. He or she has strong feelings on the subject that is described in the poem.

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

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

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

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

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

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