This is an analysis of the poem Changed. (Birds Of Passage. Flight The Third) that begins with:

From the outskirts of the town
Where of old the mile-stone stood,... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abaab babba cacca
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 5,5,5,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: rondeau rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: rondeau
  • Metre: 0011001 1010111 1010101 10101001 0011101 0011111 1011111 1010111 1110101 1001101 1110101 1110101 1011101 1011100 1011101
  • Amount of stanzas: 3
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 155
  • Average number of words per stanza: 31
  • Amount of lines: 15
  • Average number of symbols per line: 30 (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.

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

  • summary of Changed. (Birds Of Passage. Flight The Third);
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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