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

How sweet the answer Echo makes
To music at night, ... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abaab cbccb cdccd
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 5,5,5,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: rondeau
  • Metre: 11010101 01011 11111111 110110111 11001 11110101 1111 110010101 01111101 0101 11010101 1101 01111101 01111101 1101
  • Amount of stanzas: 3
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 151
  • Average number of words per stanza: 27
  • Amount of lines: 15
  • Average number of symbols per line: 29 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 5
  • 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 Echo;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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