This is an analysis of the poem The Years that begins with:
As comes amain the glossy flying raven,
That with unwavering wing, breast on the view,...
Elements of the verse: questions and answers
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- Rhyme scheme: abbaacca decdec
- Stanza lengths (in strings): 8,6,
- Closest metre: iambic pentameter
- Сlosest rhyme: enclosed rhyme
- Сlosest stanza type: tercets
- Guessed form: sonnet with iambic pentameter or irregular meter
- Metre: 11100101010 10010011101 1101010101 11110101010 111010101101 1111010101 1001011101 01011001010 1111000100 0111000101 1111011101 1100010111 1101000101 1001000101
- Amount of stanzas: 2
- Average number of symbols per stanza: 310
- Average number of words per stanza: 54
- Amount of lines: 15
- Average number of symbols per line: 40 (medium-length strings)
- Average number of words per line: 7
Mood of the speaker:
There are many exclamation marks in the poem. The speaker is excited. He or she has strong feelings on the subject that is described in the poem.
If you write a school or university poetry essay, you should Include in your explanation of the poem:
- summary of The Years;
- central theme;
- idea of the verse;
- history of its creation;
- critical appreciation.
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