This is an analysis of the poem The Cutty Comes Back [1924] that begins with:

What says the Lizard,
Swinging high his shining spear? . . ....

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: XXaX bcXcdded fceX bdgddhih dfff jgaX bkdkigdgjgXg
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,8,4,8,4,4,12,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 11010 1010101 101110 1111001 11001110 110001 1101010 010101 1100010 010001 1101011 110101 11011 110101 101111 1111001 11001110 010101 1101010 11011 1101011 110101 0111010 010001 0111010 110101 0111010 011101 111010 110101 101110 1101110 1111010 111111 0101010 0100101 1111111 111111 1111110 110101 0111011 010101 0110010 110001
  • Amount of stanzas: 7
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 179
  • Average number of words per stanza: 33
  • Amount of lines: 49
  • 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.

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

  • summary of The Cutty Comes Back [1924];
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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