Statuary by Nick Flynn: poem analysis

This is an analysis of the poem Statuary that begins with:

Bees may be trusted, always,
to discover the best, nay, the only ...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: ab c c dX a eX fX g Xb X d cb b Xe b eb fa da dX gX hc g ed X XeX c g ech fcg a XXce
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 2,1,1,2,1,2,2,1,2,1,1,2,1,2,1,2,2,2,2,2,2,1,2,1,3,1,1,3,3,1,4,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 1101011 0010011010 10010111 1101011 101001001 00110010101 00100101 001001 101 111001101 0001 00101 11010 010 1010110 1100000100 1000110100 100101000 101000 0010001000100 010011 10100100 0101010100 0010 111 11010110 0101010 10 110111 01001 010111 0110 0111 10111 0101 101010011 11100100001 10010011 010001 01 10011011 01011110 1 1001010101 01001 10 1101 11100 0111 011011 1010101 0111 010101
  • Amount of stanzas: 33
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 48
  • Average number of words per stanza: 7
  • Amount of lines: 54
  • Average number of symbols per line: 36 (medium-length 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; in, it are repeated.

    The author used the same word a at the beginnings of some neighboring stanzas. The figure of speech is a kind of anaphora.

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

  • summary of Statuary;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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