This is an analysis of the poem Where The Waxwings Used To Dwell that begins with:

Where the waxwings used to dwell,
Where the pine trees softly swayed,...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: XXXaXbXbaXXXXXXbXX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 18,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 1010101 1011101 01010100 1011101 10111010 1010011 01010100 1011101 011100101 01010111 11100000 01010100 01010100 110001100 11011110 1010111 1110100 1110100
  • Amount of stanzas: 1
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 551
  • Average number of words per stanza: 91
  • Amount of lines: 18
  • Average number of symbols per line: 30 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 5
  • 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.

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  • summary of Where The Waxwings Used To Dwell;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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