This is an analysis of the poem Chickens Come Home To Roost that begins with:

The world is wide and the faithful tide
Returns to the welcome sands ; ...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: a bX bc dd d c eX ef dc d f ad ab de d eg Xg c XXdd
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 1,2,2,2,1,1,2,2,2,1,1,2,2,2,1,2,2,1,4,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: couplets
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 010110101 0100101 0110110111 10100101 1100110101 1010101 0011110101 0101101 11011101 110111 010111100 1111111 111011101 111101 111011101 1101101 100111101 0100101 010111101 110101 11011101 10100111 11111110101 10101101 011111001 1010101 1111100101 10111110 01011101 101111100 111111111 11101101
  • Amount of stanzas: 20
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 57
  • Average number of words per stanza: 11
  • Amount of lines: 33
  • Average number of symbols per line: 35 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 7
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

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

  • summary of Chickens Come Home To Roost;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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