This is an analysis of the poem Nature’s Music that begins with:

Of many gifts bestowed on earth
To cheer a lonely hour,...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: ababcdcd efefghgh ciciejej cicikXkX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 8,8,8,8,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: ballad stanza
  • Metre: 01010111 0101010 10110101 0101010 11110101 110101 110101011 110101 101000101 001101 11010101 110101 10010101 010101 01110101 100101 101000101 1000101 01110101 111101 11010101 011111 0110011001 010111 11010101 011101 01111101 110101 11010101 1010111 11110101 010111
  • Amount of stanzas: 4
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 253
  • Average number of words per stanza: 47
  • Amount of lines: 32
  • 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; of is repeated.

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

    The author used the same word there 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 Nature’s Music;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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