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

Listen to the flute a-speaking,
Tell the tale of wretched exile,...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abXc deaa acff gbfh gaba dhad dacg geai gccf gXej hXjh eaXa ifahXafff
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,4,4,4,4,4,4,4,4,4,4,4,9,
  • Closest metre: trochaic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 10001010 10101011 10101010 10101010 10111111 01111010 11101010 10100110 11111010 10111010 11111010 10111110 00111010 10011010 10111010 00111010 100001010 11111010 110111010 11110010 10111001 11101010 01101110 101011011 10111011 11111010 11111110 11111010 10101010 00101010 10101010 11111010 10111010 010101110 101001010 11101010 10101010 10111110 10101010 10101010 00101010 10101110 10100010 10101010 01100010 10100110 10101111 10101010 011011010 10100110 10101010 10110010 101110010 10110010 11101110 10111010
  • Amount of stanzas: 14
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 131
  • Average number of words per stanza: 24
  • Amount of lines: 56
  • Average number of symbols per line: 32 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 6
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; of, and, my, have, when, it, plays are repeated.

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

    There is a poetic device epiphora at the end of some neighboring lines me, it are repeated).

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

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

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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