This is an analysis of the poem The Child Meditates that begins with:

The oak-tree in front of my house
Smells different every morning....

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: AbcdXeXeXAe accbeXcfad gXXXafg
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 11,10,7,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: enclosed rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 01101011 110010010 0101111 11101 010101 01010101 011011010 01010101 1101110011 01101011 1100111110 11101011 11111111 10101001 1111111010 1101101101 101111111001 10101110 101110100 11010101 1101110101 010011 11101101 0111011 1111011 110111111 011101110 11011010011
  • Amount of stanzas: 3
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 333
  • Average number of words per stanza: 63
  • Amount of lines: 28
  • Average number of symbols per line: 35 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 7
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; it, she are repeated.

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

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

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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