This is an analysis of the poem The Fairy Lover that begins with:

You walk in your orchard, you sit in your
bower ...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: a b bX cc d Xd ef Xf aa a ff gd ge aa Xf Xf hXh
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 1,1,2,2,1,2,2,2,2,1,2,2,2,2,2,2,3,
  • Closest metre: trochaic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 1101101101 10 110010011010 1111100101 1 01001011001 11001011011 1100101110 1 1010011111 01 1000110110 1 11001011011 10101110101 1 111001011101 11111001101 111101001001 010010011 01 1011010111 01 11101001011 101111011100 1 111111010 11 11011111001 11101011001
  • Amount of stanzas: 18
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 52
  • Average number of words per stanza: 10
  • Amount of lines: 30
  • 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; you, your, of, and are repeated.

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

    The author used the same word your 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 Fairy Lover;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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