This is an analysis of the poem Aspen Tree that begins with:

Aspen Tree, your leaves glance white into the dark.
My mother's hair was never white....

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: XX aX Xa XX Xa
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 2,2,2,2,2,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 10111110001 11011101 1010110001 1101100111 1101011110 1101011101 11110101 11011111 10111011110 110101001
  • Amount of stanzas: 5
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 78
  • Average number of words per stanza: 14
  • Amount of lines: 10
  • Average number of symbols per line: 39 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 7
  • 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 Aspen Tree;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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