This is an analysis of the poem Bronco Shod With Wings that begins with:

Sing me a home beyond the stars, and if the song be fair,
I'll dwell awhile with melody--as long as mortal dare....

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aabb ccdd ddee ffbb gghh hhcc hhdd iibb
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,4,4,4,4,4,4,4,
  • Closest metre: iambic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: couplets
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: heroic couplets
  • Metre: 11010101100101 11010100111101 11100101110101 11110101010101 11110101110101 11010101010101 11010111010101 01110101110101 01010101010101 111111010011101 11010111111110 11010100011101 01010101010101 11010111011111 11110001110101 11110101110100 110101010101010 110101011111010 110101110111111 11010101010101 01000101010111 01010111010001 010110010101001 01110101010001 01010111010111 01010101010101 01010001110101 11010101111101 11110111111101 11110111111111 11011101010101 11010101010101
  • Amount of stanzas: 8
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 245
  • Average number of words per stanza: 46
  • Amount of lines: 32
  • Average number of symbols per line: 61 (very long strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 12
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

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

    The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same words the, and are repeated.

    The author used the same word the at the beginnings of some neighboring stanzas. The figure of speech is a kind of anaphora.

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  • summary of Bronco Shod With Wings;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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