This is an analysis of the poem The Schoolboy that begins with:
I love to rise in a summer morn
When the birds sing on every tree;... full text
Elements of the verse: questions and answers
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- Rhyme scheme: ababX abXbb cdcdd bebee cbcbb bfbff
- Stanza lengths (in strings): 5,5,5,5,5,5,
- Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
- Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
- Сlosest stanza type: tercets
- Guessed form: ballad stanza
- Metre: 110100101 101111001 01010101 1011101 111100 1010110101 1011101 10010110 0101101 010101 11111101 111011010 101111101 1101010 11001010 110110111 100111 11011101 110101 10101001 1101100111 110101 10010111 01100101 1101101 110100101 1010101 1111101101 1101001 10101001
- Amount of stanzas: 6
- Average number of symbols per stanza: 160
- Average number of words per stanza: 31
- Amount of lines: 30
- Average number of symbols per line: 31 (strings are less long than medium ones)
- Average number of words per line: 6
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.
The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; and is repeated.
The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same words nor, and, or are repeated.
If you write a school or university poetry essay, you should Include in your explanation of the poem:
- summary of The Schoolboy;
- central theme;
- idea of the verse;
- history of its creation;
- critical appreciation.
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