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

How pleas'd within my native bowers
Erewhile I pass'd the day! ... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abab cdcd aeae fbfb
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,4,4,4,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: ballad stanza
  • Metre: 110111010 1001101 110111010 0101011 11010101 110101 01010101 010101 11111101 110111 11111101 111101 11110111 110111 11011101 011111
  • Amount of stanzas: 4
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 129
  • Average number of words per stanza: 24
  • Amount of lines: 16
  • Average number of symbols per line: 32 (medium-length strings)
  • 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; my is repeated.

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

    The author used the same word how at the beginnings of some neighboring stanzas. The figure of speech is a kind of anaphora.

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

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

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