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

Forever the impenetrable wall
Of self confines my poor rebellious soul, ... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aaaaaaaabXcbXc
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 14,
  • Closest metre: iambic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: limerick
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: sonnet with iambic pentameter or irregular meter
  • Metre: 0100010001 0111110101 11010100111 0101011101 1100111101 0111010111 0100010001 0111010101 1111100101 1101111101 1101010101 1101010101 11001011000 0011010101
  • Amount of stanzas: 1
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 577
  • Average number of words per stanza: 98
  • Amount of lines: 14
  • Average number of symbols per line: 40 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 7
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

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

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