This is an analysis of the poem Land Mine that begins with:

A grey gull hovered overhead,
Then wisely flew away....

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abXbcdcd ebebafaX ghghaiai jXjXchch kfkfgcgX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 8,8,8,8,8,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: ballad stanza
  • Metre: 01110101 110101 11010101 111101 11010111 101101 110000101 111111 11010111 110101 11010001 101101 11010101 111001 11010101 1101010 10110101 111101 1110111 110111 11010101 010101 11011111 000111 111111010 110101 111111110 100111 111100010 110101 110100010 010001 111101010 110111 111011010 111101 110111111 111101 01111011 1111010
  • Amount of stanzas: 5
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 284
  • Average number of words per stanza: 47
  • Amount of lines: 40
  • Average number of symbols per line: 35 (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; i, and are repeated.

    The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same words i, and are repeated.

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

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

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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