This is an analysis of the poem Little Lucy Landman that begins with:

Oh, the day has set me dreaming
In a strange, half solemn way...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abcbXded XfafaaXa aghgXded EiXicdad EjhjcfXf
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 8,8,8,8,8,
  • Closest metre: trochaic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: couplets
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 10111110 0011101 001010100 1010111 00111110 1010101 11101010 1111001 0100101011 1110101 11111010 0010101 110001110 0110101 110101110 10111001 11101010 1010111 10101010 1010101 10101110 01110111 1111010 0010101 11101010 1010111 101010101 111101 11101110 1001111 10101010 1111101 11101010 0010101 11101010 1110111 10101111 1111101 110101110 1110101
  • Amount of stanzas: 5
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 246
  • Average number of words per stanza: 49
  • Amount of lines: 40
  • Average number of symbols per line: 30 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 6
  • 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 Little Lucy Landman;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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