This is an analysis of the poem Wolf that begins with:

Fire-lit
half silhouette and half myth...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aXabacXXXXdaeebfgXeaacdfcgcc X
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 28,1,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 101 1101111 011011 10010001 11111 10101 1111010 1101 001100 10110110 01101 0111 0110010 10101 1101 0111 10101 111011 10101 1011 1111 10101 1010 11011 1011001 0110101 01010110 11101 011100101
  • Amount of stanzas: 2
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 348
  • Average number of words per stanza: 65
  • Amount of lines: 29
  • Average number of symbols per line: 23 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 4
  • 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 Wolf;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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