This is an analysis of the poem Syrinx that begins with:

Like the foghorn that's all lung,
the wind chime that's all percussion,...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abXXcXddXeXfgXXhbh gceibfiaXhgXeXbaXX ehX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 18,18,3,
  • Closest metre: trochaic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 1010111 01111010 101011101 0010010111 101000100 110010 1011 001001 10100100 1111000 11011010 01101010 01000111 1111001011 00111110 1110011 11010 1100111 1111110 110011 10100 101110 1010010 00010010 01001010 11110 10010 11110 101001 010100 100110010 11010110 11010 01110 110100 101 111100 0101101 110101
  • Amount of stanzas: 3
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 351
  • Average number of words per stanza: 64
  • Amount of lines: 39
  • Average number of symbols per line: 26 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 5
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; that's, it, of are repeated.

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

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

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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