This is an analysis of the poem Tri-Colour that begins with:

Poppies, you try to tell me, glowing there in the wheat;
Poppies! Ah no! You mock me: It's blood, I tell you, it's blood....

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: ababcbcb dcdcaaaa ececdfdf
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 8,8,8,
  • Closest metre: iambic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: shakespearean sonnet
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: blank verse
  • Metre: 1011011101001 10111110111101 010100100101001 0100110100101101 010010100100101 010100100101111 10110000101001 10111001011001001 110111110100101 1111011110111 1001111110101 1011110101101 1100110100101 1111110111111 1010010101101 1001010101111 1001010101011 1011010110111 1111110101111 001101010101101 1111010111101 1011110100001 10110100110101 110111110100111
  • Amount of stanzas: 3
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 510
  • Average number of words per stanza: 89
  • Amount of lines: 24
  • Average number of symbols per line: 63 (very long strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 11
  • Mood of the speaker:

    There are many exclamation marks in the poem. The speaker is excited. He or she has strong feelings on the subject that is described in the poem.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; in, it's, you, it, of, and are repeated.

    The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same words poppies, it are repeated.

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

  • summary of Tri-Colour;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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