This is an analysis of the poem A Twig Alighted that begins with:

A twig alighted on a fence and dozed;
So do I sleep....

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abcXdXbadXXXXcXX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 16,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 0110010111 1111 011111101011 1011 0110100010010 0101 110101101 0011 100010111 111111 01110100110 110111 1010110 10111011 011011110 01111
  • Amount of stanzas: 1
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 510
  • Average number of words per stanza: 100
  • Amount of lines: 16
  • Average number of symbols per line: 31 (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.

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  • summary of A Twig Alighted;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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