This is an analysis of the poem Syrinx that begins with:

A HEAP of low, dark, rocky coast,
Unknown to foot or feather!... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abab cdcd ebeb fbXb cgcg abab abab dbdb dhXhXfhfh
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,4,4,4,4,4,4,4,9,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: ballad stanza
  • Metre: 01011101 0101110 01110101 11010010 01010111 11010010 11011101 11010110 11010001 1101010 01010101 0101010 11110111 1111010 01010111 1111010 01010101 1111010 110000101 1101010 01011111 0111010 11010001 1111010 11110111 1001110 01000101 1101010 11111101 1101110 11010101 1101010 110001001 1101010 11000101 1101110 110101101 1101010 10110111 0111010
  • Amount of stanzas: 10
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 132
  • Average number of words per stanza: 25
  • Amount of lines: 40
  • Average number of symbols per line: 32 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 6
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

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

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

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  • summary of Syrinx;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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