This is an analysis of the poem Clipped Wings that begins with:
On the other side of the light they are.
On the other side of that brightness....
Elements of the verse: questions and answers
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- Rhyme scheme: ABABcdCB XcdbXb ABABCB CdDCEBFdB CdDCEBFXdBbcb
- Stanza lengths (in strings): 8,6,6,9,13,
- Closest metre: trochaic tetrameter
- Сlosest rhyme: enclosed rhyme
- Сlosest stanza type: tercets
- Guessed form: unknown form
- Metre: 1010100111 101010110 100011101 1100101 0101010101 01 1010011 01010101010 11011011011 101 01001001100 101011 11110 0110110100110 1010100111 101010110 100011101 1100101 1010011 01010101010 1000100 11100111 0011111 1000100 101010101 01001011 101001011001 0100101001001 11101000101 1000100 110111 0011111 1000100 101010101 01001011 101001011001 01001 01001001 11101000101 111011100 001 010001011010
- Amount of stanzas: 5
- Average number of symbols per stanza: 295
- Average number of words per stanza: 47
- Amount of lines: 42
- Average number of symbols per line: 34 (medium-length strings)
- Average number of words per line: 6
Mood of the speaker:
There are many exclamation marks in the poem. The speaker is excited. He or she has strong feelings on the subject that is described in the poem.
There are many three dots in the poem. Readers should think of the author's idea together with the pensive speaker.
The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; that, to are repeated.
The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same word on is repeated.
The author used the same word and at the beginnings of some neighboring stanzas. The figure of speech is a kind of anaphora.
If you write a school or university poetry essay, you should Include in your explanation of the poem:
- summary of Clipped Wings;
- central theme;
- idea of the verse;
- history of its creation;
- critical appreciation.
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