This is an analysis of the poem A First Review that begins with:
Love, Fear and Hate and Childish Toys
Are here discreetly blent;...
Elements of the verse: questions and answers
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- Rhyme scheme: aXaX bXbX cdcd baXa
- Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,4,4,4,
- Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
- Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
- Сlosest stanza type: tercets
- Guessed form: ballad stanza
- Metre: 11111101 110101 01110111 110100 111111011 110111 0101010101 110110 11011101 1101011 101101001 110111 11111101 1111010 10111011101 10101010
- Amount of stanzas: 4
- Average number of symbols per stanza: 132
- Average number of words per stanza: 25
- Amount of lines: 16
- Average number of symbols per line: 32 (medium-length strings)
- 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 A First Review;
- central theme;
- idea of the verse;
- history of its creation;
- critical appreciation.
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