This is an analysis of the poem Song Unsung that begins with:

The song that I came to sing remains unsung to this day.
I have spent my days in stringing and in unstringing my instrument. ...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: a b bb a cc XcXb
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 1,1,2,1,2,4,
  • Closest metre: iambic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: rondeau rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: blank verse
  • Metre: 01111010101001 11111010101001100 01111101110101 10100100010011 010111010010101 11110111110001 10111010110010111 010011101001101 10111011110110011 11001010011010011
  • Amount of stanzas: 7
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 89
  • Average number of words per stanza: 18
  • Amount of lines: 10
  • Average number of symbols per line: 62 (very long strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 13
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; in, my, his, have, i 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.

    The poet repeated the same word house at the end of some neighboring stanzas. The poetic device is a kind of epiphora.

If you write a school or university poetry essay, you should Include in your explanation of the poem:

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

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