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

THE apple trees are hung with gold,
And birds are loud in Arcady,... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aXaaabcddXefef dgdXdgcXbXfgfg dXdddbcccXchXh
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 14,14,14,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: rima
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 01011101 11110100 01110001 01110101 11010111 11101101 11011101 01110100 11011111 11010101 11011111 11010111 11011101 11110001 01011101 01010101 01110101 01110100 10010111 010011101 11011101 1101010 10111111 10110101 01010111 01110101 11111101 01010001 01010111 11110100 01011101 10010101 11010111 11011101 11111101 10111101 1101010 01010101 11110010 11110101 1111100 11011101
  • Amount of stanzas: 3
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 663
  • Average number of words per stanza: 91
  • Amount of lines: 42
  • Average number of symbols per line: 47 (strings are more long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 7
  • Mood of the speaker:

    There are many exclamation marks in the poem. The speaker is excited. He or she has strong feelings on the subject that is described in the poem.

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

    The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same words the, and, where, why are repeated.

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

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

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