This is an analysis of the poem The Belled Coyote that begins with:

Aint no one loves a coyote
That I ever heard about....

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abcbdXef aeXeXgca Xcacbhih dbbbXbXb jkikkkfk XkXkhjkj ikXkegfg kiaijfhf ggbaXkgk
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 8,8,8,8,8,8,8,8,8,
  • Closest metre: trochaic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 11110010 1110101 111010100 100101 0101010 011100 11010100 110111 1111110 111111 001010100 011101 11100100 1010101 1111010 110100 1110101 1010101 11100010 010101 00101010 10100101 11101111 110111 10111110 1110101 0101010 1111111 11111001 110101 01011101 110111 1111011 110111 11110101 010101 1111010 11100110 10101111 1010111 1001110 1111101 11111111 1000101 11110011 1010101 01001111 110101 10110101 110011 11111010 1110101 01010111 110101 1110101010 11111 1100010 010101 11110010 110111 11111110 010110 10101010 1010101 10111011 1110100 01111101 110100 111111 1111101 110011101 110111
  • Amount of stanzas: 9
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 264
  • Average number of words per stanza: 45
  • Amount of lines: 72
  • Average number of symbols per line: 33 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 6
  • 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 words a, and are repeated.

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

  • summary of The Belled Coyote;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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