This is an analysis of the poem The Great Black Heron that begins with:

Since I stroll in the woods more often
than on this frequented path, it's usually...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abcabdaXadcabXeefadffccXca
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 26,
  • Closest metre: trochaic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: rima
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 111001110 11010010100 11011011010 11110011110 10011010010 10111010 01010101001 110010101100 10001001011 1011111 1110100001100 101101011111 0010110111010 00101111110 1001111010 01001001001 101010010110 10010101010 011101001 01110110 0111101010 1001001110 1101110 1101101001 1011111010 010011010
  • Amount of stanzas: 1
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 1060
  • Average number of words per stanza: 191
  • Amount of lines: 26
  • Average number of symbols per line: 40 (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; i, in are repeated.

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  • summary of The Great Black Heron;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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