in the poem of silver written by Walter de LA mare silver fruit upon silver trees, what does it mean
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Silver’ by Walter de la Mare is a fourteen line sonnet which follows a rhyming pattern of aabbccddeeffgg. With this rhyme scheme, the poem conforms to the known “Clare” or line-rhymed sonnet form. It was named for the poet John Clare who established much of his reputation through verse written in this pattern. Clare’s works often followed the metrical pattern of iambic pentameter, but de la Mare has chosen to diverge from tradition and utilize a variety of different syllabic patterns. The first four lines contain eight syllables, but others stretch to nine or even ten.
A reader should also take note of the repetition utilized in this piece. De la Mare has chosen to repeat the word “silver” a total of eight times.’ at least once within each rhyming couplet. There are also moments of internal rhyme and half rhyme. This can be seen most prominently in the first four lines with the use of the words “Slowly” and “silently” as well as “peers” and “sees.” There is a very prominent rhythm to the first four lines as well.