To Groves by Robert Herrick: poem analysis

This is an analysis of the poem To Groves that begins with:

Ye silent shades, whose each tree here
Some relique of a saint doth wear;... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aabbccddeeffaXggccddhhhiiiijj
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 29,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: couplets
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 11011111 11000111 11111101 010110001 10010011 11111101 11011111 100010111 11110111 10011100 11011111 10010111 11111101 01110100 11110101 01111101 11110101 110010101 11111101 101100001 11111110 010111001 11110101 11110101 01110111 11010101 01110001 111111010 010100110
  • Amount of stanzas: 1
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 1051
  • Average number of words per stanza: 190
  • Amount of lines: 29
  • 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; and, by are repeated.

    The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same word by is repeated.

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

  • summary of To Groves;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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