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

Children are dumb to say how hot the day is,
How hot the scent is of the summer rose,...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aabb bccc dXbX dXabab
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,4,4,6,
  • Closest metre: iambic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: blank verse
  • Metre: 10110111010 1101000101 1100110101 1100110101 1111010101 1101010101 1101010101 1101010101 1011010110 0101111111 1111111101 0100110000 10111111010 10110101001 0111010111 1001100101 1001011101 1111111111
  • Amount of stanzas: 4
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 193
  • Average number of words per stanza: 37
  • Amount of lines: 18
  • Average number of symbols per line: 42 (strings are more long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 8
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

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

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

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

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

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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