This is an analysis of the poem Stray Birds 21- 30 that begins with:

21
THEY throw their shadows before them ...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: X Xa X bcX X ccXX X ac X de X XXe X dbX X XXX X dcX X XXX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 1,2,1,3,1,4,1,2,1,2,1,3,1,3,1,3,1,3,1,3,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 1 11111010 110110111 1 1101 00010001 101 1 10101 10111001 1111110 110110 1 101001 1011001 1 10011 010001001 1 101101010111 1101 101 1 011110101 0101110011 1111 1 110 11001 1001000110 1 11101101001 11010010001001 111 1 1 11111 10101111111
  • Amount of stanzas: 20
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 41
  • Average number of words per stanza: 9
  • Amount of lines: 38
  • Average number of symbols per line: 21 (very short strings)
  • 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; their is repeated.

    There is a poetic device epiphora at the end of some neighboring lines ' is repeated).

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

  • summary of Stray Birds 21- 30;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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