This is an analysis of the poem Gamajun, The Prophetic Bird that begins with:

On waters, spread without end,
Dressed with the sunset so purple, ...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: ababcccXXcXc
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 12,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: rima
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 1101011 10011110 01110011 0100101110 01010101 110101010 11110101 010101010 1101111 011111010 1100101 011010110
  • Amount of stanzas: 1
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 458
  • Average number of words per stanza: 76
  • Amount of lines: 12
  • Average number of symbols per line: 37 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 6
  • Mood of the speaker:

    There are many three dots in the poem. Readers should think of the author's idea together with the pensive speaker.

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

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

  • summary of Gamajun, The Prophetic Bird;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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