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

Few poets yet in praise of thee
Have tuned a passing lay,...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aabc dbeb fege ghbh iigi iddd ecea fjej edXd
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,4,4,4,4,4,4,4,4,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 11010101 110101 11110101 111100 11111101 110101 11010101 110101 11111111 110101 10111111 011101 10010111 111111 11110101 1101001 11111111 110101 10110011 010001 11001111 110101 01111011 010001 11101101 010100 11011101 101101 101100101 111101 11011101 010111 11011001 010111 10110011 110101
  • Amount of stanzas: 9
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 125
  • Average number of words per stanza: 23
  • 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; as is repeated.

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

    The author used the same word and 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 The River Saguenay;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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