This is an analysis of the poem To Beachey, 1912 that begins with:

Riding against the east,
A veering, steady shadow...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

The information we provided is prepared by means of a special computer program. Use the criteria sheet to understand greatest poems or improve your poetry analysis essay.

  • Rhyme scheme: aXbcXadc Xadbdddb
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 8,8,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: limerick
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 100101 0101011 10101 0011 1000110 001 100111 01001101 1001 011011101 1011 001101 10110111 11111 1111011 001111101
  • Amount of stanzas: 2
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 206
  • Average number of words per stanza: 41
  • Amount of lines: 16
  • Average number of symbols per line: 25 (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.

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

    There is a poetic device epiphora at the end of some neighboring lines wings is repeated).

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

  • summary of To Beachey, 1912;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

More information about poems by Carl Sandburg