This is an analysis of the poem Fairy Song that begins with:
DANCE, little friend, little friend breeze,
Low among the hedgerows, high among the trees ; ...
Elements of the verse: questions and answers
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- Rhyme scheme: aaXb b c X c dd e X e XeXe
- Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,1,1,1,1,2,1,1,1,4,
- Closest metre: iambic trimeter
- Сlosest rhyme: couplets
- Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
- Guessed form: unknown form
- Metre: 11011011 101010010101 101011111111 1 11011 11011011 10101011101 11 101010110111 11011 11011011 0100110001010 1 1110101110 101 11011
- Amount of stanzas: 11
- Average number of symbols per stanza: 50
- Average number of words per stanza: 8
- Amount of lines: 16
- Average number of symbols per line: 35 (medium-length strings)
- Average number of words per line: 6
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; little, friend are repeated.
The author used the same word dance 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 Fairy Song;
- central theme;
- idea of the verse;
- history of its creation;
- critical appreciation.
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