This is an analysis of the poem Barn Owl that begins with:

Daybreak: the household slept.
I rose, blessed by the sun....

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: ababcc dedeff ghghii cjcjbb aiaigj ccccbXXbababb
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 6,6,6,6,6,13,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: rima
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 110111 111101 010111 101101 111001 0100101 11101010 111111 1111010 011101 0011011 0111001 110101 111011 010101 100111 011111 110111 111111 1010010 111101 10101010 110111 1101001 100111 1101011 1001011 101011 111011 101100 101111 110111 100011 110111 110101 111110 1100111 100111 111101 110111 110101 111110
  • Amount of stanzas: 7
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 162
  • Average number of words per stanza: 31
  • Amount of lines: 42
  • Average number of symbols per line: 26 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 5
  • 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 Barn Owl;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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