This is an analysis of the poem Sweet Melody that begins with:

Come so the rose we may spread, and, let wine into the goblet flow.
The roof of the sky we may cleave; and a new way seek more aglow....

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aabbccddeeffggaa X
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 16,1,
  • Closest metre: iambic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: couplets
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: heroic couplets
  • Metre: 1101111111000101 0100111110111101 01100100101110 010111110010110 011011000100101 000100010101011101 1001110010100011001 11110111100101101 1100010001001011 101100101011101 01011001010111 110011101011 10100100010010111 11111110001001001 0100111001111 101100101111 010110010
  • Amount of stanzas: 2
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 500
  • Average number of words per stanza: 97
  • Amount of lines: 17
  • Average number of symbols per line: 58 (very long strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 11
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; and, may, we, of are repeated.

    The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same words the, come are repeated.

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

  • summary of Sweet Melody;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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