This is an analysis of the poem The Song Sparrow's Nest that begins with:

Here where tumultuous vines
Shadow the porch at the west, ...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abXbcdcdeaeXfbfbaaabbbbgXgd
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 27,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 1111001 1101101 1010100 1001101 1001001 100111 1001101 111101 1101001 100101 1101001 101111 101111 101111 101111 1111011 1111001 1001101 00110111 100101 1101001 11001101 0101011 1100101 00101110 0011101 00111101
  • Amount of stanzas: 1
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 787
  • Average number of words per stanza: 152
  • Amount of lines: 27
  • Average number of symbols per line: 28 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 6
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; not, upon, of, i are repeated.

    The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same words not, of are repeated.

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

  • summary of The Song Sparrow's Nest;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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