This is an analysis of the poem Night-Fliers that begins with:
THE birds that soar break space
Like heavy bodies hurled!...
Elements of the verse: questions and answers
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- Rhyme scheme: XabXcbX XXcbcccac
- Stanza lengths (in strings): 7,9,
- Closest metre: iambic trimeter
- Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
- Сlosest stanza type: tercets
- Guessed form: unknown form
- Metre: 011111 110101 110101 111001 111111 11011 010100 110101 011100 110101 011101 110101 101101 010111 101111 110111
- Amount of stanzas: 2
- Average number of symbols per stanza: 226
- Average number of words per stanza: 41
- Amount of lines: 16
- Average number of symbols per line: 27 (strings are less long than medium ones)
- Average number of words per line: 5
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; what is repeated.
If you write a school or university poetry essay, you should Include in your explanation of the poem:
- summary of Night-Fliers;
- central theme;
- idea of the verse;
- history of its creation;
- critical appreciation.
Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!
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