This is an analysis of the poem The Stork that begins with:
Last night the Stork came stalking,
And, Stork, beneath your wing... full text
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: aababcbc dceceaba dfXfeghg bhXhacbc
- Stanza lengths (in strings): 8,8,8,8,
- Closest metre: iambic trimeter
- Сlosest rhyme: shakespearean sonnet
- Сlosest stanza type: tercets
- Guessed form: unknown form
- Metre: 1101110 110111 1101010 0100101 0100110 010101 1101010 110111 1111110 111101 01111111 010111 1011010 110101 1001110 110101 1101010 111111 1101110 011110 1110110 110111 1100111 110111 1111110 110101 1001010 111111 1111011 001101 0101110 110111
- Amount of stanzas: 4
- Average number of symbols per stanza: 232
- Average number of words per stanza: 44
- Amount of lines: 32
- Average number of symbols per line: 28 (strings are less long than medium ones)
- Average number of words per line: 5
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; and, you are repeated.
The author used the same word last at the beginnings of some neighboring stanzas. The figure of speech is a kind of anaphora.
If you write a school or university poetry essay, you should Include in your explanation of the poem:
- summary of The Stork;
- 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.
