This is an analysis of the poem Elegy On A Young Thrush that begins with:

WHICH ESCAPED FROM THE WRITER'S HAND, AND FAL-
LING DOWN THE AREA OF A HOUSE, COULD NOT... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: Xabbbbb acac bdbd eeee afaf gbgb eheh iiii
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 7,4,4,4,4,4,4,4,
  • Closest metre: iambic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: blank verse
  • Metre: 1010010111 11010000111 01 0101110111 1101110001 0111110101 1101110111 011110011 1111010111 11010010101 1101110111 1101011111 1101010111 1111011111 111100011 1111011101 1101111101 1110110101 0101010101 0101110011 1101111101 1101010101 1101001101 0100110111 1101010101 1111010111 1101011101 1001010101 1101110101 111100011101 011100011 110111011 1101011101 1101110111 0011011101
  • Amount of stanzas: 8
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 197
  • Average number of words per stanza: 35
  • Amount of lines: 35
  • Average number of symbols per line: 44 (strings are more long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 8
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; thy, and are repeated.

    The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same word that is repeated.

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