This is an analysis of the poem Summit And Gravity that begins with:

There's a motionless tree
And another one coming forward...

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: abcdXebFfbdegXcdadXFg
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 21,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: rima
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 101001 101011010 01001 111 011 0010 11101 11 010011 010101 011 0111 0101 011010100 0101011 111001 111001 1000101 01101101 11 01010
  • Amount of stanzas: 1
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 451
  • Average number of words per stanza: 83
  • Amount of lines: 21
  • Average number of symbols per line: 21 (very short strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 4
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

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

  • summary of Summit And Gravity;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

More information about poems by Octavio Paz