This is an analysis of the poem Weariness. (Birds Of Passage. Flight The Second) that begins with:
O little feet! that such long years
Must wander on through hopes and fears,... full text
Elements of the verse: questions and answers
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- Rhyme scheme: aabccb ddecce ffabbaXffcaac
- Stanza lengths (in strings): 6,6,13,
- Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
- Сlosest rhyme: enclosed rhyme
- Сlosest stanza type: tercets
- Guessed form: unknown form
- Metre: 11011110 11011111 11110111 11000111 11111101 11010011 11011111 11011111 11110111 11110111 11011101 11010011 11011111 010101001 110011010 11111111 01000101 110101010 11011111 11011101 010101101 10010100 11110101 11010101
- Amount of stanzas: 4
- Average number of symbols per stanza: 212
- Average number of words per stanza: 39
- Amount of lines: 24
- Average number of symbols per line: 35 (medium-length strings)
- Average number of words per line: 7
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 is repeated.
The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same words must, have, how are repeated.
The author used the same word o at the beginnings of some neighboring stanzas. The figure of speech is a kind of anaphora.
If you write a school or university poetry essay, you should Include in your explanation of the poem:
- summary of Weariness. (Birds Of Passage. Flight The Second);
- central theme;
- idea of the verse;
- history of its creation;
- critical appreciation.
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More information about poems by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
- Analysis of Catawba Wine. (Birds Of Passage. Flight The First)
- Analysis of In The Harbour: A Quiet Life. (From The French)
- Analysis of By The Fireside : The Open Window
