This is an analysis of the poem A Song that begins with:
I THOUGHT no more was needed
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Elements of the verse: questions and answers
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- Rhyme scheme: aXXX Aa XaXa AA XaXaXaA
- Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,2,4,2,7,
- Closest metre: iambic trimeter
- Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
- Сlosest stanza type: tercets
- Guessed form: unknown form
- Metre: 1111110 1010 11111 010101 111101 11111 111101 110101 111101 01101 111101 10111 1111010 101111 1111110 11011 111101 10111
- Amount of stanzas: 6
- Average number of symbols per stanza: 73
- Average number of words per stanza: 15
- Amount of lines: 18
- Average number of symbols per line: 24 (strings are less long than medium ones)
- Average number of words per line: 5
Mood of the speaker:
The speaker asks many questions. Perhaps, he or she is in confusion.
The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; i is repeated.
If you write a school or university poetry essay, you should Include in your explanation of the poem:
- summary of A Song;
- central theme;
- idea of the verse;
- history of its creation;
- critical appreciation.
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