This is an analysis of the poem Disappearing Fences that begins with:

Shepards from the cosmic come.
Prepared to invade this dimension fading....

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: XaXabXcdccbbdc
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 14,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: Shakespearean sonnet
  • Metre: 1000101 01001001010 1000010111 0101101010 11100101 01001010111 11010010101 010010011 11101 10100011011 1011010011 101001 001101101010 10011101
  • Amount of stanzas: 1
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 518
  • Average number of words per stanza: 86
  • Amount of lines: 14
  • Average number of symbols per line: 36 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 6
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; to is repeated.

If you write a school or university poetry essay, you should Include in your explanation of the poem:

  • summary of Disappearing Fences;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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