This is an analysis of the poem Whitsun that begins with:
This is not what I meant:
Stucco arches, the banked rocks sunning in rows,...
Elements of the verse: questions and answers
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- Rhyme scheme: abbcdd ebdXee afceaX bXdcff
- Stanza lengths (in strings): 6,6,6,6,
- Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
- Сlosest rhyme: enclosed rhyme
- Сlosest stanza type: tercets
- Guessed form: unknown form
- Metre: 001111 10100111001 1111011 11100010110 111001 110100 011101001 11101101 110110 11010011 0101001001010 100110 1110111 1110101011 0100101 1011011111010 1110011010 0010110101 110110110101 1101111 111100110011 01111 110010111 111101
- Amount of stanzas: 4
- Average number of symbols per stanza: 211
- Average number of words per stanza: 38
- Amount of lines: 24
- Average number of symbols per line: 34 (medium-length strings)
- Average number of words per line: 6
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 Whitsun;
- central theme;
- idea of the verse;
- history of its creation;
- critical appreciation.
Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!
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