This is an analysis of the poem Parable Of The Dove that begins with:

A dove lived in a village.
When it opened its mouth...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: XXaaba cdeeXXXX fgfcbgaff bXXheXhbdg
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 6,8,9,10,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 0110010 101001 10111 1010101 01011 0110101 010100 1001010 01001 01011 110111 01001010 00100010001010 011011 100110 011001100 11001 1101010 1101 011101 011 011001000110 101101 0111010 101 100101 0110010 1001 1001101110 0101 111111110 111001
  • Amount of stanzas: 5
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 170
  • Average number of words per stanza: 31
  • Amount of lines: 32
  • Average number of symbols per line: 26 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 5
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

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

    The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same word the is repeated.

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

  • summary of Parable Of The Dove;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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