This is an analysis of the poem A Voice On The Wind that begins with:

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She walks with the wind on the windy height... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: a bbbXcccDX X eeeXfffDX X cccXXggDX X aaaXhhhDX a iiiXeeeDX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 1,9,1,9,1,9,1,9,1,9,
  • Closest metre: trochaic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 1 1100110101 1011110111 111111101 1110110 011110101 10010101 110010111 11101111 1110110 1 10111001 1011110101 11111101 1110110 110100101 111111111 110011101 11101111 1110110 1 1100100101 011100111 1011110101 1110110 1011110111 011011101 111010111 11101111 1110110 1 1011101 1011110111 111100101 1110110 11011101 011101111 111100111 11101111 1110110 1 1010010111 0100110100 111011101 1110110 010010101 10010101 11111011 11101111 1110110
  • Amount of stanzas: 10
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 174
  • Average number of words per stanza: 35
  • Amount of lines: 50
  • Average number of symbols per line: 34 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 7
  • 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.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; her, come, home, of are repeated.

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

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

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