This is an analysis of the poem The Hawk that begins with:
Mother! Mother!
I befriended a hawk....
Elements of the verse: questions and answers
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- Rhyme scheme: ABCDEC fdggaC ghcXeC XgefgC ggcgcC cXdccC gdihiC XfXdcC XddbcCXABCDEC
- Stanza lengths (in strings): 6,6,6,6,6,6,6,6,13,
- Closest metre: iambic trimeter
- Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
- Сlosest stanza type: tercets
- Guessed form: unknown form
- Metre: 1010 101001 01101 1101 111011 11010 010 11111 1110101 0101010001 0100110 11010 01 0110011 01011 01 010101 11010 01 11010 1010010 0111010 11100100 11010 001 10101 1010010 0110100010011 101101001 11010 11 0101 0011 110111 0101101111 11010 010011 1 0101011 11111010 110001 11010 100010 1111110 0100 1101101 1111 11010 1110 11110 111101011 111101011 111001 11010 1010 101001 01101 1101 111011 11010
- Amount of stanzas: 10
- Average number of symbols per stanza: 136
- Average number of words per stanza: 27
- Amount of lines: 60
- Average number of symbols per line: 22 (very short strings)
- Average number of words per line: 4
Mood of the speaker:
There are many exclamation marks in the poem. The speaker is excited. He or she has strong feelings on the subject that is described in the poem.
The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; his, he are repeated.
The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same words his, i are repeated.
The author used the same word his at the beginnings of some neighboring stanzas. The figure of speech is a kind of anaphora.
The poet repeated the same word enamored at the end of some neighboring stanzas. The poetic device is a kind of epiphora.
If you write a school or university poetry essay, you should Include in your explanation of the poem:
- summary of The Hawk;
- central theme;
- idea of the verse;
- history of its creation;
- critical appreciation.
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