This is an analysis of the poem New Country that begins with:

Conde had come with us all the way --
   Eight hundred miles -- but the fortnight's rest ... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abab cbcb dede acac fgfg chch didi
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,4,4,4,4,4,4,
  • Closest metre: iambic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: rima
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: blank verse
  • Metre: 11101101 1101010101 11110100101 1101100101 101100101 1010010110 1011110101 111010101 00101101101 11101111 111010101 1010110101 110111001 101110101 1100101001 10110101 101110111 111111001 111110111 111100101 1100110111 1010100111 1011010111 10110101101 1101010111 1111010101 111101101 111110011
  • Amount of stanzas: 7
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 209
  • Average number of words per stanza: 32
  • Amount of lines: 28
  • Average number of symbols per line: 52 (very long strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 8
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

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

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

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

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

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