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

Everything on the earth bristled, the bramble
pricked and the green thread...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: XXXXXXaaXXX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 11,
  • Closest metre: trochaic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 10110110010 11011 1001010110 0101010101001 10001010 1101010111 1110100010 11010 01 10110011 00101010001
  • Amount of stanzas: 1
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 369
  • Average number of words per stanza: 60
  • Amount of lines: 11
  • Average number of symbols per line: 33 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 5
  • 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 Water;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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