This is an analysis of the poem Flying Squirrels that begins with:

On the rugged water shed
At the top of the bridle track... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abccb deffe XfddX gahha giggi
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 5,5,5,5,5,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: ballad stanza
  • Metre: 1010101 10100101 100110111 010100101 1100111 10100111 10100101 1010100101 1110100101 100111 100111 101101 1110100111 010110101 1011000 110111 00100111 010100101 10010101 1100101 110111 100101 11101101 101100101 1010111
  • Amount of stanzas: 5
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 166
  • Average number of words per stanza: 33
  • Amount of lines: 25
  • Average number of symbols per line: 32 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 7
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

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

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

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

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