This is an analysis of the poem To The Memory Of George H. Ellwanger True Friend And Lover And Interpreter Of Nature, As A Slight Token Of Esteem And Admiration that begins with:

Would I could talk as the flowers talk
To my soul! and the stars, in their ceaseless walk... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aabbccXdddeeeffaaa
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 18,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: couplets
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 111110101 01110101101 1101100111 011111111 011111101 11011111 111100100 11011101 110100111 1110111011 110111111 11011101 010111100 010100101 110101101 111100101 010011101 1100110101
  • Amount of stanzas: 1
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 713
  • Average number of words per stanza: 141
  • Amount of lines: 18
  • Average number of symbols per line: 39 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 8
  • 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, i are repeated.

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

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  • summary of To The Memory Of George H. Ellwanger True Friend And Lover And Interpreter Of Nature, As A Slight Token Of Esteem And Admiration;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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