This is an analysis of the poem The Poplar that begins with:

Why do you always stand there shivering
Between the white stream and the road? ...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: ab cdec fg hXceXhecgad feXXdbX Xa
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 2,4,2,11,7,2,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: enclosed rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 1111111100 01011101 0101101 1100010101 01001111 0101101111 1011110 111100111 11101111 0111011101 0110011101 01111111 10111111 111 111101 10101000110 111011 10111011010 1010100111 11110 11111111 101101011 0101 11111011010 11101011 010100 111001010101 011111100
  • Amount of stanzas: 6
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 167
  • Average number of words per stanza: 30
  • Amount of lines: 28
  • 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.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; you, and are repeated.

    The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same words the, and, i are repeated.

    The author used the same word i at the beginnings of some neighboring stanzas. The figure of speech is a kind of anaphora.

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

  • summary of The Poplar;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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