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

Yonder to the kiosk, beside the creek,
Paddle the swift caique.... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aXaa bbXb cccc dddX bbbX XaXaX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,4,4,4,4,5,
  • Closest metre: iambic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: rondeau rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: blank verse
  • Metre: 1000110101 10011 1101000101 110111010101 1011000101 110011 01010101000 11010010100101 01011100001 010111 1101010101 010001110101 1001111101 111111 11011110001 111111110001 1111100101 110101 1001010111 1100011100100 110111001 011101 1111110111 1101010101 110101101101
  • Amount of stanzas: 6
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 173
  • Average number of words per stanza: 33
  • Amount of lines: 25
  • Average number of symbols per line: 41 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 8
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; i is repeated.

    The poet repeated the same word ' at the end of some neighboring stanzas. The poetic device is a kind of epiphora.

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  • summary of The Caique;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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