This is an analysis of the poem This Butterfly Has Been Cocooned that begins with:

Can ants gathering in the smallest of hills...
Prevent the butterfly from flaunting its color? ...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aXbXcdXdbXaXc
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 13,
  • Closest metre: trochaic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 11100001001 010101010010 1101010 10100001 1001011 10101 010110100 101101101 10011010 1010101 01 10110 1010
  • Amount of stanzas: 1
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 384
  • Average number of words per stanza: 64
  • Amount of lines: 13
  • Average number of symbols per line: 29 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 5
  • 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.

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

  • summary of This Butterfly Has Been Cocooned;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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