This is an analysis of the poem A Child’s Song that begins with:
The starlings they have come to town,
With polka dots on their robes of brown;...
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: aAbcDdDEebbDdDbbee DdDffbcDdDaAEeDdD
- Stanza lengths (in strings): 18,17,
- Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
- Сlosest rhyme: enclosed rhyme
- Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
- Guessed form: unknown form
- Metre: 01011101 010111101 110110111 11011100 1111111 11010111 1111111 11010111 010111101 01011111 00011101 1111111 01010101 1111111 01010101 011110111 1010111 11110101 1111111 11010001 1111111 01000111 11111101 11010101 11011100 1111111 11010001 1111111 01011101 010111101 11010111 01011111 1111111 0111001 1111111
- Amount of stanzas: 2
- Average number of symbols per stanza: 683
- Average number of words per stanza: 119
- Amount of lines: 35
- Average number of symbols per line: 38 (medium-length strings)
- Average number of words per line: 7
Mood of the speaker:
There are many exclamation marks in the poem. The speaker is excited. He or she has strong feelings on the subject that is described in the poem.
The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; creak, pipe, squeak are repeated.
The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same word of is repeated.
If you write a school or university poetry essay, you should Include in your explanation of the poem:
- summary of A Child’s Song;
- 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.
