This is an analysis of the poem Forest Silence that begins with:

Where she reclines
In a rock's cup,... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abXabc deadea cafcaf gafgaX ccacca achach iccicc gjkgjk aXladl mahmah
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 6,6,6,6,6,6,6,6,6,6,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: enclosed rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 1101 0011 11010 1011 0111 0101 1111 1111 0111 1101 0101 0101 0101 1011 0111 1011 1101 1111 0101 0111 0101 1111 1111 1100 1111 0011 0101 1111 0111 10100 0111 1111 1101 11011 1011 0101 1101 11001 1111 0101 01111 0101 1111 11001 01101 1001 0101 1101 1010 1100 1001 1001 1001 1111 10110 0101 1101 01010 11001 1101
  • Amount of stanzas: 10
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 115
  • Average number of words per stanza: 21
  • Amount of lines: 60
  • Average number of symbols per line: 18 (very short strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 3
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

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

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

    The author used the same word a 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 Forest Silence;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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