This is an analysis of the poem The Ruined Homestead that begins with:

White birds, frightened from silver grass,
whose blood-rose breasts and wings are thrown...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abab cccc dedeXdddd
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,4,9,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: ballad stanza
  • Metre: 11100101 11111111 110100101 10010111 10010111 1000111 1001000101 11011111 100101001 11010101 011111001 11011111 1100100001 01011111 10010111 01011101
  • Amount of stanzas: 4
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 154
  • Average number of words per stanza: 27
  • Amount of lines: 16
  • Average number of symbols per line: 38 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 7
  • 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 The Ruined Homestead;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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