This is an analysis of the poem Outlaws that begins with:

Owls: they whinney down the night,
Bats go zigzag by....

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abab cdcd eded bXbX aaaa efef efef baba gfgX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,4,4,4,4,4,4,4,4,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 1110101 11101 11011101 0111 1110111 001111 10010101 0101 1111111 0010101 01011111 1011 1111101 0111100 11011111 0101 11110101 111101 1110111 1011 1111101 101101 011110111 11011 100110101 101101 11010111 0101 01001101 010101 100100101 0101 1110111 100111 11011111 1110
  • Amount of stanzas: 9
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 116
  • Average number of words per stanza: 22
  • Amount of lines: 36
  • Average number of symbols per line: 28 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • 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; and, to, ghosts are repeated.

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

    The author used the same word look at the beginnings of some neighboring stanzas. The figure of speech is a kind of anaphora.

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

  • summary of Outlaws;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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