This is an analysis of the poem The Cage that begins with:
In the waking night
The forests have stopped growing...
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: abbcXX Xdeae XXXbbd ffc
- Stanza lengths (in strings): 6,5,6,3,
- Closest metre: iambic trimeter
- Сlosest rhyme: enclosed rhyme
- Сlosest stanza type: tercets
- Guessed form: unknown form
- Metre: 00101 0101110 011100 01100111 01010011 110101 110101010 1110111 1001111101 10110101010 010011001 1000110 0101010 010001 1101110 1011110 101111 11 010100101 1111101
- Amount of stanzas: 4
- Average number of symbols per stanza: 149
- Average number of words per stanza: 29
- Amount of lines: 20
- Average number of symbols per line: 29 (strings are less long than medium ones)
- Average number of words per line: 6
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 Cage;
- central theme;
- idea of the verse;
- history of its creation;
- critical appreciation.
Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!
Pay attention: the program cannot take into account all the numerous nuances of poetic technique while analyzing. We make no warranties of any kind, express or implied, about the completeness, accuracy, reliability and suitability with respect to the information.
