This is an analysis of the poem Columbines that begins with:

Airily poised in the garden bed,
Delicate saffron, white and rose,...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abab cdcd cece
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,4,4,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: ballad stanza
  • Metre: 100100101 10010111 010010101 0101100111 11011101 111110111 10101111 101100101 11010101 100100111 10100111 10111111
  • Amount of stanzas: 3
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 150
  • Average number of words per stanza: 25
  • Amount of lines: 12
  • Average number of symbols per line: 37 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 6
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

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

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

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

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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