This is an analysis of the poem Fire-Caught that begins with:

The gold moth did not love him
So, gorgeous, she flew away....

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: ababXa
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 6,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 0110111 1101101 10111001 010101 1101101010 111010001
  • Amount of stanzas: 1
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 199
  • Average number of words per stanza: 39
  • Amount of lines: 6
  • Average number of symbols per line: 32 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 7
  • 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 Fire-Caught;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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