This is an analysis of the poem Natural Magic. that begins with:

I have put by the schoolmen,
The seeming great and sage;...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: XaaaXbXbcdedfbXbfXcbdefecgfgXhgh
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 32,
  • Closest metre: trochaic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: shakespearean sonnet
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 1111010 010111 1011010 100101 1101010 1011101 1101110 010001 1010110 1000101 10101010 100101 0111110 110001 10010010 110011 1101110 1001110 1101010 010101 0101110 110011 0001010 100100 1010110 100111 1001010 110101 0101110 010111 0101110 011101
  • Amount of stanzas: 1
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 882
  • Average number of words per stanza: 168
  • Amount of lines: 32
  • Average number of symbols per line: 27 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 5
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; that is repeated.

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

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

  • summary of Natural Magic.;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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