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

OH to be free of myself,
With nothing left to remember,... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: XaXaXbcbXdcdXXeeX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 17,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: rima
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 1001011 01010010 011111 1010010 101011 100111 101110111 110111 11111 101111 01110011 1011001 11 11010 0100111 1011001 011100
  • Amount of stanzas: 1
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 442
  • Average number of words per stanza: 92
  • Amount of lines: 17
  • 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.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; to is repeated.

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

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

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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