This is an analysis of the poem So Long, Chinook! that begins with:

Chinook, you're free: there's plenty pasture there:
Your gallant years have earned you more ... and...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abcac adad cece fbfb gdgd ahah gcgc bibiXdede
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 5,4,4,4,4,4,4,9,
  • Closest metre: iambic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: blank verse
  • Metre: 1111110101 110011111 1 1111111111 1111011101 1111010111 110111111 1111010011 1001110111 1110111101 10111101111 1101011101 11011100111 1111010101 1101111101 1101110111 1111011101 1000010100 1111101111 1111111111 0111010111 1010110111 1011010111 1001010001 1111111101 11011011111 1111110111 1111011111 0101011111 1111110101 1011010101 1110110101 1111011101 1111110111 1101111111 110111101 0101011111
  • Amount of stanzas: 9
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 179
  • Average number of words per stanza: 34
  • Amount of lines: 37
  • Average number of symbols per line: 43 (strings are more long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 8
  • Mood of the speaker:

    There are many exclamation marks in the poem. The speaker is excited. He or she has strong feelings on the subject that is described in the poem.

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

If you write a school or university poetry essay, you should Include in your explanation of the poem:

  • summary of So Long, Chinook!;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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