This is an analysis of the poem Swags Up! that begins with:

Swags up! and yet I turn upon the way.
The yellow hill against a dapple sky,... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aaaaaaaabcdbcd
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 14,
  • Closest metre: iambic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: limerick
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: sonnet with iambic pentameter or irregular meter
  • Metre: 1111110101 010101011 0111010101 1101010111 0101010101 1101010101 1111111101 11010100101 11010101001 1101110101 11010011111 11011100101 01111111001 0101110100
  • Amount of stanzas: 1
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 607
  • Average number of words per stanza: 111
  • Amount of lines: 14
  • Average number of symbols per line: 42 (strings are more long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 8
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

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  • summary of Swags Up!;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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