This is an analysis of the poem The Name On The Tree that begins with:

I saw a name carved on a tree —
'Julia';... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aXabacaccXcdbdbdddddddaXabXaaaada
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 33,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: limerick
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 11011101 10 010011110 10 11001101 01010100 01010001 11011110 11111100 1101 1101010100 01011101 10 01000001 10 11111111 11111001 10011111 11010101 10111101 0111 1101011101 11110101 10 11110101 10 01110101 11110101 01110101 11000111 11011111 1101 111111011111
  • Amount of stanzas: 1
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 957
  • Average number of words per stanza: 177
  • Amount of lines: 33
  • Average number of symbols per line: 28 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 5
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

  • 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 and is repeated.

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

  • summary of The Name On The Tree;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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