This is an analysis of the poem On A Perch that begins with:

Maintaining to remain on a perch,
Idealized with lofty eyes......

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abcdbEfBGG aHC EfBGGXaHC hAhXhAhXd
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 10,3,9,9,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 010001101 01010101 101001010 10100101 1 11010 0 111011 0010101 010101 11101010001 010100 11000101 11010 0 111011 0010101 010101 1 1101010001 010100 11000101 0100 111101 0100 01111111 0100 111101 0100 011101011 110101
  • Amount of stanzas: 4
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 194
  • Average number of words per stanza: 33
  • Amount of lines: 31
  • Average number of symbols per line: 24 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 4
  • Mood of the speaker:

    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; to is repeated.

    The poet repeated the same word hurts at the end of some neighboring stanzas. The poetic device is a kind of epiphora.

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

  • summary of On A Perch;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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