This is an analysis of the poem A Shadow on the Wall that begins with:
A shadow on the wall
boughs stirred by the noonday wind...
Elements of the verse: questions and answers
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- Rhyme scheme: aXXXb cXc acXXcaX XXb
- Stanza lengths (in strings): 5,3,7,3,
- Closest metre: iambic trimeter
- Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
- Сlosest stanza type: tercets
- Guessed form: unknown form
- Metre: 011101 1110101 1011 1101 0101001010 11101110101 010010 01010 111 01111 101 100100 1010 10100 011010010 1001 01001011010
- Amount of stanzas: 5
- Average number of symbols per stanza: 81
- Average number of words per stanza: 13
- Amount of lines: 17
- Average number of symbols per line: 23 (strings are less long than medium ones)
- Average number of words per line: 4
Mood of the speaker:
The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.
If you write a school or university poetry essay, you should Include in your explanation of the poem:
- summary of A Shadow on the Wall;
- central theme;
- idea of the verse;
- history of its creation;
- critical appreciation.
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