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

Perhaps the tulip know the fickleness
Of Fortune's smile, for on her stalk's green shaft...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aXa X
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 3,1,
  • Closest metre: iambic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: blank verse
  • Metre: 0101010100 0101110111 1101110100 0101101
  • Amount of stanzas: 2
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 81
  • Average number of words per stanza: 14
  • Amount of lines: 4
  • Average number of symbols per line: 40 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 7
  • 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 The Tulip;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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