This is an analysis of the poem The Horse that begins with:
A sparrow hopped about the street,
And he was not a bit afraid;...
Elements of the verse: questions and answers
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- Rhyme scheme: abaXcc dadabX dedeaa
- Stanza lengths (in strings): 6,6,6,
- Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
- Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
- Сlosest stanza type: tercets
- Guessed form: ballad stanza
- Metre: 01010101 11110101 11010101 110101000 11110111 01110111 1011101 1110101 0011101 1010101 1110111 1011101 01011101 11000101 1110101 1011101 11010101 01001101
- Amount of stanzas: 3
- Average number of symbols per stanza: 199
- Average number of words per stanza: 38
- Amount of lines: 18
- 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.
If you write a school or university poetry essay, you should Include in your explanation of the poem:
- summary of The Horse;
- central theme;
- idea of the verse;
- history of its creation;
- critical appreciation.
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