This is an analysis of the poem Sometimes Questioned When Revealed that begins with:

I've seen birds with wings,
Use them....

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: ABCCcd bcdeaXfd fdeXddcd ABCCf XggXaccgcgafg
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 6,8,8,5,13,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: shakespearean sonnet
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 11101 10 1110010 11101 101010 101 111010 111 1100101 11 100100 110 10011 0100101 1111010 001111 1110011 010111 01101111 11111 1011 0111 11101 10 1110010 11101 1011 110 0101 111 111010 111011 0101010101 010100111010 10110 11011 1 00010011100 11 110110101
  • Amount of stanzas: 5
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 194
  • Average number of words per stanza: 33
  • Amount of lines: 40
  • 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:

    There are many three dots in the poem. Readers should think of the author's idea together with the pensive speaker.

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

  • summary of Sometimes Questioned When Revealed;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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