This is an analysis of the poem A Limb Just Moved that begins with:

You taught Your songs to the birds first,
why was that?...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aa XX aXab XXbX X
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 2,2,4,4,1,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 11110011 111 11100110010100 0110101 11010111 1110 01 1 0111011 010001 01010 1 010110100
  • Amount of stanzas: 5
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 59
  • Average number of words per stanza: 11
  • Amount of lines: 13
  • Average number of symbols per line: 22 (very short strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 4
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

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

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

  • summary of A Limb Just Moved;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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