This is an analysis of the poem Solitude that begins with:

The stag that lifted up his kingly head
Upon the silent mountains, and from far... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abcXaXdaXeffcfaafaebdeXedXXX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 28,
  • Closest metre: iambic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: shakespearean sonnet
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: blank verse
  • Metre: 0111010101 0101010101 0111010011 01010011000 1101001111 1101100101 0101000101 0100010111 1101110101 1101010001 10110100111 11000111100 1111110101 1001110100 01010100101 11111000011 1101011101 00010011101 0111010001 1100001101 0111010101 1101110001 0111010011 10010010111 0101110101 11110010101 1000111001 1101010101
  • Amount of stanzas: 1
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 1183
  • Average number of words per stanza: 200
  • Amount of lines: 28
  • Average number of symbols per line: 41 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 7
  • 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 Solitude;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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