This is an analysis of the poem Spenser's Ireland that begins with:

has not altered; -
a place as kind as it is green,...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

The information we provided is prepared by means of a special computer program. Use the criteria sheet to understand greatest poems or improve your poetry analysis essay.

  • Rhyme scheme: abbbccdeXfg aaahcXhcfff iaajkbchXbf kkllfkeaafa XmmnclXXbnb kddXggjjici
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 11,11,11,11,11,11,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: enclosed rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 1110 01111001 01011101 1001001 010101101 0101110 01001010100 1100 01110 10101 101101011001 00100 11011011 11011101 001010 111100101 1011110 11000111010 0010 10100 10110 010101111110 0110 01101011 111110001 010101 010101100 0101010 001101 10110 010010010 01001 101111011101 1111 01101101 01010100 111110 101000101 0011101 00101100111 1111 10111 10010 001110010101 1110 11111010 101001010 101000 110111111 1010100 1010101011 0100 11101 00110 101010110001 1101 10101101 10100010 011110 010100001 0010011 01010111001 1011 11111 11010 111000101010
  • Amount of stanzas: 6
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 321
  • Average number of words per stanza: 56
  • Amount of lines: 66
  • 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; to is repeated.

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

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

  • summary of Spenser's Ireland;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

More information about poems by Marianne Moore