This is an analysis of the poem The Cuckoo that begins with:
That's the cuckoo, you say. I cannot hear it.
When last I heard it I cannot recall; but I know...
Elements of the verse: questions and answers
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- Rhyme scheme: aXaX bXXX XbXb
- Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,4,4,
- Closest metre: trochaic pentameter
- Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
- Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
- Guessed form: unknown form
- Metre: 10111111010 1111011001111 11011111010 01111110100111 1101101110 111101011101 1111011011010 0111001010011101 111111011110 1011111111101 1111100111110 0101101101011
- Amount of stanzas: 3
- Average number of symbols per stanza: 208
- Average number of words per stanza: 44
- Amount of lines: 12
- Average number of symbols per line: 51 (strings are more long than medium ones)
- Average number of words per line: 11
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; i, it, that, my are repeated.
The literary device anadiplosis is detected in two or more neighboring lines. The word/phrase it connects the lines.
If you write a school or university poetry essay, you should Include in your explanation of the poem:
- summary of The Cuckoo;
- central theme;
- idea of the verse;
- history of its creation;
- critical appreciation.
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