This is an analysis of the poem To The Nightingale that begins with:

Sister of love-lorn Poets, Philomel!
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Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: XaXbcddeXbfXXaacbcfXeXXbXd
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 26,
  • Closest metre: iambic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: blank verse
  • Metre: 1001110100 1101010101 1111010101 10111101001 11000101010 111000100001 1101011111 10011011101 1111110111 0111110101 1101110101 1111011101 10111010100 0111010111 1111100101 1011110001 1100110001 1111100001 1101100101 1100011101 1101000101 1001110101 1111100100 11010100101 1100110100 1110010101
  • Amount of stanzas: 1
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 1129
  • Average number of words per stanza: 200
  • Amount of lines: 26
  • Average number of symbols per line: 42 (strings are more long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 8
  • 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; of, her are repeated.

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

  • summary of To The Nightingale;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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