This is an analysis of the poem A Lyrical Picture that begins with:
SEE! See!
How the shadows steal along, ... full text
Elements of the verse: questions and answers
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- Rhyme scheme: abbXcddeec XaaXfefgge eeeeXdXffd
- Stanza lengths (in strings): 10,10,10,
- Closest metre: iambic trimeter
- Сlosest rhyme: couplets
- Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
- Guessed form: unknown form
- Metre: 11 1011101 1000101 10100 011011110 10101010 1110 1010101 1010101 101110 11 10111001 0110101 10111 10101111 001001010 1111 00101001 11100101 1001010 11 01100111 1110001 10111 110110010 10111110 001100 1111101 10100101 111010
- Amount of stanzas: 3
- Average number of symbols per stanza: 285
- Average number of words per stanza: 48
- Amount of lines: 30
- Average number of symbols per line: 28 (strings are less long than medium ones)
- Average number of words per line: 5
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.
If you write a school or university poetry essay, you should Include in your explanation of the poem:
- summary of A Lyrical Picture;
- central theme;
- idea of the verse;
- history of its creation;
- critical appreciation.
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