This is an analysis of the poem The Elementary Scene that begins with:
Looking back in my mind I can see
The white sun like a tin plate ...
Elements of the verse: questions and answers
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- Rhyme scheme: aXbcc dXXXe bbbba bdXXeXc
- Stanza lengths (in strings): 5,5,5,7,
- Closest metre: iambic pentameter
- Сlosest rhyme: enclosed rhyme
- Сlosest stanza type: tercets
- Guessed form: blank verse
- Metre: 101011111 0111011 1001010001 0110011 011010101 0111011 1011010110 101100111 0111010011 1111000101 010101001 1001010110 11110001001 010101110 111010101 01101011100 100101001101 01101110001 11001100100 1101011111 1101011101
- Amount of stanzas: 1
- Average number of symbols per stanza: 909
- Average number of words per stanza: 160
- Amount of lines: 25
- Average number of symbols per line: 35 (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 The Elementary Scene;
- central theme;
- idea of the verse;
- history of its creation;
- critical appreciation.
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