This is an analysis of the poem The Call that begins with:

Gold and green the elm leaves lean and interlace,
All the coloured woodlands are calling to the Chase. ...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aabbccaaddXabbeebbff
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 20,
  • Closest metre: trochaic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: limerick
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 11101111101 101011110001 101010110101 10101010100101 10111011111 1010100010111 1010100010111 1010100011101 100010110111 101010110101 101010110001 1010100010101 1001011110101 1010111011101 1010101101010 10101001101010 111011110101 101010111111 10111010111 101010110101
  • Amount of stanzas: 1
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 1095
  • Average number of words per stanza: 195
  • Amount of lines: 20
  • Average number of symbols per line: 54 (very long strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 10
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; of, and, before are repeated.

    The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same word sees is repeated.

If you write a school or university poetry essay, you should Include in your explanation of the poem:

  • summary of The Call;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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