This is an analysis of the poem The Rooks that begins with:
Lord, when the meadowland is cold,
and when in the downcast hamlets the long Angeluses are silent.. ...
Elements of the verse: questions and answers
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- Rhyme scheme: abbc dcXe cfXX edXbXafa
- Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,4,4,8,
- Closest metre: iambic pentameter
- Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
- Сlosest stanza type: tercets
- Guessed form: blank verse
- Metre: 11010101 11001110011000110 1110100101 010011010101 1100111 011101011 101100101001011100 101010101110 0110100101 101011011110 10010111 1111001010 0101111010 11001101 111001 1011101110001011 10101001101011 001001 0010101101010 0101010101
- Amount of stanzas: 4
- Average number of symbols per stanza: 228
- Average number of words per stanza: 40
- Amount of lines: 20
- Average number of symbols per line: 45 (strings are more long than medium ones)
- Average number of words per line: 8
Mood of the speaker:
There are many exclamation marks in the poem. The speaker is excited. He or she has strong feelings on the subject that is described in the poem.
The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; over, of are repeated.
The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same word in is repeated.
If you write a school or university poetry essay, you should Include in your explanation of the poem:
- summary of The Rooks;
- central theme;
- idea of the verse;
- history of its creation;
- critical appreciation.
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