This is an analysis of the poem Fur And Feathers that begins with:

The emus formed a football team
Up Walgett way;... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abaab cdccd dbdXb cecce bfXbf fXffb Xadda bgbbg
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 5,5,5,5,5,5,5,5,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: couplets
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 01010111 1101 11110001 11011111 0101 11000111 1111 01010101 111111101 0111 01010101 1111 01010101 11001100 1101 01100101 1101 11010111 11110101 1111 01011101 11010 11010100 01011101 1101 010100101 1111 110111011 11011101 1101 11010101 0101 11010101 11110101 1101 01011101 1111 11111101 01011101 1101
  • Amount of stanzas: 8
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 137
  • Average number of words per stanza: 26
  • Amount of lines: 40
  • Average number of symbols per line: 27 (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.

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

  • summary of Fur And Feathers;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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