This is an analysis of the poem Sheep that begins with:
From where I stand the sheep stand still
As stones against the stony hill....
Elements of the verse: questions and answers
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- Rhyme scheme: aa bb cc ddXdd
- Stanza lengths (in strings): 2,2,2,5,
- Closest metre: iambic trimeter
- Сlosest rhyme: couplets
- Сlosest stanza type: tercets
- Guessed form: unknown form
- Metre: 01110111 11010101 0111 1111 11110011 10011001 1101 0101 11111001 110101001
- Amount of stanzas: 5
- Average number of symbols per stanza: 58
- Average number of words per stanza: 11
- Amount of lines: 10
- Average number of symbols per line: 29 (strings are less long than medium ones)
- Average number of words per line: 6
Mood of the speaker:
The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.
If you write a school or university poetry essay, you should Include in your explanation of the poem:
- summary of Sheep;
- central theme;
- idea of the verse;
- history of its creation;
- critical appreciation.
Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!
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