This is an analysis of the poem The Swifts (1) that begins with:
The swifts have no strength any more to retain,
To check the light-blue evening coolness. ...
Elements of the verse: questions and answers
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- Rhyme scheme: abab cdcX edea
- Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,4,4,
- Closest metre: iambic pentameter
- Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
- Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
- Guessed form: blank verse
- Metre: 01111101001 010111010 01011011101 111010010 10101111011 010100010 01001111011 110110110 11001011001 110010110 11011101001 0010011010
- Amount of stanzas: 3
- Average number of symbols per stanza: 179
- Average number of words per stanza: 32
- Amount of lines: 12
- Average number of symbols per line: 44 (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.
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- summary of The Swifts (1);
- central theme;
- idea of the verse;
- history of its creation;
- critical appreciation.
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