This is an analysis of the poem Unfinished Landscape With A Dog that begins with:

Not much of a dog yet,
that smudge in the distance, beyond the reach...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aX abc db be f baX gcXd fdg Xd hXh eaX X hcX X
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 2,3,2,2,1,3,4,3,2,3,3,1,3,1,
  • Closest metre: trochaic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 110011 1100100101 0100110100 10010010010011 01001010 00111010 10010 0011 010111001 011001 0100010111 001101111 1011000 10001010 0110010 0111010 111001010110 101111 101000101100 01010 11001110100 1011110 011010 0001110110101 110 1001 1110001111 0010011 100100010100 00110001 010101110 110111 01110110
  • Amount of stanzas: 13
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 83
  • Average number of words per stanza: 14
  • Amount of lines: 34
  • Average number of symbols per line: 31 (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 Unfinished Landscape With A Dog;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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