This is an analysis of the poem I Ken Something that begins with:
What gars ye sing sae, birdie,
As gien ye war lord o' the lift?...
Elements of the verse: questions and answers
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- Rhyme scheme: abXb XcXc XbXb aXXX XXXX
- Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,4,4,4,4,
- Closest metre: trochaic tetrameter
- Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
- Сlosest stanza type: tercets
- Guessed form: unknown form
- Metre: 1111110 11111101 11111011 10110101 111011010 10111101 010011110 101111001 111011110 1010111 1011010010 111111011 111101010 1101101 0110101 11101111 1111011 1111011 111101010001 1110111
- Amount of stanzas: 5
- Average number of symbols per stanza: 138
- Average number of words per stanza: 29
- Amount of lines: 20
- Average number of symbols per line: 34 (medium-length strings)
- Average number of words per line: 7
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; but, to are repeated.
The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same words len', and are repeated.
If you write a school or university poetry essay, you should Include in your explanation of the poem:
- summary of I Ken Something;
- central theme;
- idea of the verse;
- history of its creation;
- critical appreciation.
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