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

Along the narrow sandy height
I watch them swiftly come and go,... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abcbac decedc XfdfXd
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 6,6,6,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: rima
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 01010101 11010111 110101 11001101 010001001 010101 10110111 110000101 110101 11110111 01110111 100101 010101100 11010101 111111 11000101 11010101 111101
  • Amount of stanzas: 3
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 187
  • Average number of words per stanza: 33
  • Amount of lines: 18
  • Average number of symbols per line: 30 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 6
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; and is repeated.

    The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same word and is repeated.

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

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

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