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

Gray the slow sky darkens
Over the downland track... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: Xaba cbdb Xccc cece XdXX bcXc
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,4,4,4,4,4,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: enclosed rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 101110 100101 1011010 100111 0101010 010100 101101 11011 111101 011101 11011011 101111 10010010 011101 1111110 111100 0101010 10111 11111101 10101 1001010 111111 0100010 110101
  • Amount of stanzas: 6
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 106
  • Average number of words per stanza: 19
  • Amount of lines: 24
  • Average number of symbols per line: 26 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 5
  • 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 The Junipers;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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