This is an analysis of the poem The Rook And The Sparrows that begins with:

A little boy with crumbs of bread
Many a hungry sparrow fed.... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aabbccddaaeeffgghhiiaaddccbbjj
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 30,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: couplets
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 01010101 10010101 01010101 10110001 11000101 11010101 00110111 11011101 11110101 01110111 10100101 01110111 11010111 11010011 1010011 10010101 1111111 01010101 110111010 110001110 11110111 11011111 00111101 11011111 11110111 01010101 1110101 11110101 111011010 010001010
  • Amount of stanzas: 1
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 1017
  • Average number of words per stanza: 197
  • Amount of lines: 30
  • Average number of symbols per line: 33 (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; he, i are repeated.

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

  • summary of The Rook And The Sparrows;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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