This is an analysis of the poem Lines For An Album that begins with:

Over the river and through the woods
To grandmother’s house we go ... ...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: AB caXXaXacaX XAB
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 2,10,3,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: sonnet with iambic tetrameter or irregular meter
  • Metre: 100101101 0110111 11010101 010101010 11111100 11000101 01010100 010111101 101111010 11010101 11010101 0010111000 100101101 0110111
  • Amount of stanzas: 3
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 169
  • Average number of words per stanza: 28
  • Amount of lines: 16
  • Average number of symbols per line: 31 (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 Lines For An Album;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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