This is an analysis of the poem The Suicide's Grave that begins with:

On a tree by a river a little tomtit
Sang "Willow, titwillow, titwillow!"... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: XXXXaXaX bXbXcccX dXdXeeeX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 8,8,8,
  • Closest metre: trochaic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 101101001010 11001001000 1110110011111 1010100100 0010010110011 100101101101000 001001101101 10111001000 11101111111 101001001000 101101010001 111100100 11111101011 111010001001 111001001001 10111001000 111111101111 0011100100 111001011101 10111001000 101011011001 11011011011 111001101111 10111001000
  • Amount of stanzas: 3
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 368
  • Average number of words per stanza: 58
  • Amount of lines: 24
  • Average number of symbols per line: 45 (strings are more long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 7
  • 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; titwillow, he, and, that, i are repeated.

    The poet repeated the same word titwillow at the end of some neighboring stanzas. The poetic device is a kind of epiphora.

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

  • summary of The Suicide's Grave;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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