This is an analysis of the poem Avis that begins with:

With a golden rolling sound
Booming came a bell,...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abcbdcb deXebfe bghgdhg bijXaji akfkXfk gefebXe glfXaXl ebkbckb amamaam djajaaj fbdbkdb aklkdlk XndnXn amaXdam
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 7,7,7,7,7,7,7,7,7,7,7,7,6,7,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: enclosed rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 0010101 10101 00100010 101 10101 11101110 10101 1010101 10001 1010100 1001 11111 0011101 10111 1010101 10101 10010001 101 10101 0010101 10001 1010101 100101 1000101 1010 10101 1010101 10111 1010101 10101 1010101 1001 10101 1010101 10101 100100101 10111 100010101 101 11111 1011000 1001 1110101 10101 1010111 100100 10101 10101000 00101 1110101 10001 1110001 101 1011100 1010101 101011 0010101 10101 1010101 101 001001 0110011 10101 1010101 10111 1010111 101 1010101 10011101 00101 1010101 00101 1010101 100 10101 1000111 00100 1010101 100111 1011101 001 10101 1000111 00101 1100101 10111 10101101 101 10101 101111110001 1110111 1101 111111 111 10100011 1011101 00101
  • Amount of stanzas: 14
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 173
  • Average number of words per stanza: 32
  • Amount of lines: 97
  • Average number of symbols per line: 24 (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 Avis;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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