This is an analysis of the poem Song Of Starlings that begins with:

WE'VE watched the starlings flocking past the statues
That we have often seen in other cities...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aaXabXabXXXaXaaaa
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 17,
  • Closest metre: iambic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: limerick
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: blank verse
  • Metre: 11010101011 11110101010 1101011101 1001111100 1000111011 11010011010 1101111101 11111 11010101 11001010101 100101011010 111101001010 01101000110100 0101110101 11011101001 1111011111 1101111111
  • Amount of stanzas: 1
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 742
  • Average number of words per stanza: 131
  • Amount of lines: 17
  • Average number of symbols per line: 43 (strings are more long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 8
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

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

    The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same word and is repeated.

    The literary device anadiplosis is detected in two or more neighboring lines. The word/phrase memories connects the lines.

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  • summary of Song Of Starlings;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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