This is an analysis of the poem Having Seen Them Long that begins with:

Having seen them long,
I hold the flowers so dear...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: XXXXX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 5,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: tanka
  • Metre: 10101 1101011 11110 1101011 0101111
  • Amount of stanzas: 1
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 129
  • Average number of words per stanza: 27
  • Amount of lines: 5
  • Average number of symbols per line: 25 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 5
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

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

  • summary of Having Seen Them Long;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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