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

The poppies that in Spring I sow,
In rings of radiance gleam and glow,...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aabcXb ccdeed bbcbbX dddffd ccfXXfXddadda
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 6,6,6,6,13,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: couplets
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 010100111 010100111 111101 01110101 10010100 110111 11110111 11010101 111111 11010011 11010111 100001 11111111 11010111 110001 1001100011 101100101 11000110 11010101 11010001 110101 11111101 01111101 010111 11011111 11001111 011101 11010101 110100010 010101 11010101 11000111 110101 11010111 01011111 100111
  • Amount of stanzas: 6
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 191
  • Average number of words per stanza: 35
  • Amount of lines: 36
  • Average number of symbols per line: 31 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 6
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; some, and, of, i are repeated.

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

    The author used the same word my 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 Gipsy;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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