This is an analysis of the poem The Crowing Of The Red Cock that begins with:

Across the Eastern sky has glowed
The flicker of a blood-red dawn, ... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: ababcc aXaadd cacabb cbcbee fcfcgg XcXccc
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 6,6,6,6,6,6,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: ballad stanza
  • Metre: 01010111 01000111 110100111 11010101 01010101 01110101 10010101 01010110 01010111 11100101 01010101 01010100 11110101 01000101 01010101 01000101 01010101 00101101 10110101 01011101 01010111 01000101 11010101 01011101 11011111 010010111 1000101 1011110001 101110101 01111111 10111101 11001111 11011111 11000111 01011011 01010001
  • Amount of stanzas: 6
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 218
  • Average number of words per stanza: 40
  • Amount of lines: 36
  • Average number of symbols per line: 36 (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; his, of are repeated.

    The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same words once, the, his, even, for are repeated.

If you write a school or university poetry essay, you should Include in your explanation of the poem:

  • summary of The Crowing Of The Red Cock;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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