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

From right to left turning their anxious faces,
Eyeing with greed each gap and open gateway,...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aXbb XcXa dedX affX gaef cgad bXbf
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,4,4,4,4,4,4,
  • Closest metre: trochaic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 01011011010 10011111011 110 0101110100 01011101010 1101010011 1001100 0101001010 110001001111 11110111010 1111 1111000010010 11110101110 01010010101 1111 11111011111 1011011101 110010011110 1011 1011001101 111110111 010110100101 1101 1101110100100 11111011100 11111011110 1010 00111110101
  • Amount of stanzas: 7
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 154
  • Average number of words per stanza: 28
  • Amount of lines: 28
  • 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.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; he, and, they are repeated.

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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