This is an analysis of the poem Avis that begins with:
I MAY not rightly call thy name,—Â
Alas! thy forehead never knew... full text
Elements of the verse: questions and answers
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- Rhyme scheme: abab bcbc dcdc efef gggg cece hfhf igig ijij kfkf ffff ljlj fifi fafa ieie fmfm
- Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,4,4,4,4,4,4,4,4,4,4,4,4,4,4,4,
- Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
- Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
- Сlosest stanza type: tercets
- Guessed form: ballad stanza
- Metre: 11110111 01110101 011100101 11000101 10011111 11101101 100111001 110111001 10010111 11010101 011001101 11011011 11111111 11011101 010011101 01110101 11010001 01110101 01011101 11010101 00110101 10010101 11110011 11000101 01010101 01010101 11010101 01010101 11111101 010100111 110010111 1101101001 11010101 11110101 01010101 01110101 10110101 0111101 11010001 11010101 01110101 01111101 01110111 01010101 111101001 11010101 110010101 10110101 11010101 10010101 01010001 01010101 01011101 11010101 111101001 110101001 11110111 11110111 11010101 01011101 11010101 01001101 11110101 01001001
- Amount of stanzas: 16
- Average number of symbols per stanza: 148
- Average number of words per stanza: 26
- Amount of lines: 64
- Average number of symbols per line: 36 (medium-length strings)
- Average number of words per line: 7
Mood of the speaker:
The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.
The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; and, her are 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 Avis;
- central theme;
- idea of the verse;
- history of its creation;
- critical appreciation.
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