This is an analysis of the poem Some Beasts that begins with:

It was the twilight of the iguana:
From a rainbowing battlement,...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: X abXcabdeXde fXfcXX XXXXXd dXaXce
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 1,11,6,6,6,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 0101100010 00100100 0110100 10010 11110010 01011001 00111001 00110100100 1001001 01001001 01001101 001001 010010 01001001 1010010 1100101 1001001 0010111010 0101001010 1101001 001001001000 01001001 001001 1010010010 0111001 0010010 01010010 0010010 0110100101 1001
  • Amount of stanzas: 5
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 176
  • Average number of words per stanza: 32
  • Amount of lines: 30
  • Average number of symbols per line: 29 (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; of, his are repeated.

    The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same words the, a are repeated.

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

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

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