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

If you have eyes - through day you'll see a night
the rays from that inflaming disk won't reach....

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aXbX abXa caca
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,4,4,
  • Closest metre: iambic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: rondeau rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: blank verse
  • Metre: 0111111101 0101010111 0101010001 1101011101 1101010101 1101111101 1101110001 0101011101 01011001001 0111011101 1101010111 1101011101
  • Amount of stanzas: 3
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 170
  • Average number of words per stanza: 31
  • Amount of lines: 12
  • Average number of symbols per line: 42 (strings are more long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 8
  • 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 Swallows;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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