This is an analysis of the poem Forest that begins with:

In that magic forest, towering trees
Unexpectedly come forward from the haze. ...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aa bb aX cc bb dd ee ee eb ab Xa ec aa ab ff
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 2,2,2,2,2,2,2,2,2,2,2,2,2,2,2,
  • Closest metre: trochaic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: rondeau rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 0110101001 10100110001 10011010101 101001001001 100100010101 10101110101 1101010101 10110110101 10110100101 10110100111 10101010101 10101010101 101110010101 110101010001 10101010101 110101101011 1010110101 11101110101 10101010010 1110110101 10101010001 11101011101 10101001101 100111110111 10111010101 10101010010 10111000101 101110111101 101111101 00101010111
  • Amount of stanzas: 15
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 90
  • Average number of words per stanza: 16
  • Amount of lines: 30
  • Average number of symbols per line: 45 (strings are more long than medium ones)
  • 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; of, all, this are repeated.

    The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same words nor, well are repeated.

    The author used the same word all at the beginnings of some neighboring stanzas. The figure of speech is a kind of anaphora.

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

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

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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