This is an analysis of the poem Dwarf Birches that begins with:
We are dwarf birches.
We sit firmly, like splinters, ...
Elements of the verse: questions and answers
The information we provided is prepared by means of a special computer program. Use the criteria sheet to understand greatest poems or improve your poetry analysis essay.
- Rhyme scheme: XXa bbca bdeX dXXf bbXf bghf iXaX Xbae cfhi fdgh aaXX Xi
- Stanza lengths (in strings): 3,4,4,4,4,4,4,4,4,4,4,2,
- Closest metre: trochaic tetrameter
- Сlosest rhyme: enclosed rhyme
- Сlosest stanza type: tercets
- Guessed form: unknown form
- Metre: 11110 1110110 100101 101000101 0100100100 011110110 1101001010 111101 11101101 110101000010 111111000 11111 1110110 111110110 11001 11011001 11111110 111110 101001101 101001011 111001001 1001001110 0111001 01101110 111111111 01111010 1111010010 11110 1110011110 11001001 011010010 10111010 010111 01001 11010101 101011 110111 001111 10110101 10101101 1011111 1110110 1110 1 01011010
- Amount of stanzas: 12
- Average number of symbols per stanza: 120
- Average number of words per stanza: 21
- Amount of lines: 46
- Average number of symbols per line: 31 (strings are less long than medium ones)
- Average number of words per line: 6
Mood of the speaker:
The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.
The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; you, we are repeated.
The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same words we, are, and are repeated.
The author used the same word we at the beginnings of some neighboring stanzas. The figure of speech is a kind of anaphora.
There is a poetic device epiphora at the end of some neighboring lines us is repeated).
If you write a school or university poetry essay, you should Include in your explanation of the poem:
- summary of Dwarf Birches;
- central theme;
- idea of the verse;
- history of its creation;
- critical appreciation.
Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!
Pay attention: the program cannot take into account all the numerous nuances of poetic technique while analyzing. We make no warranties of any kind, express or implied, about the completeness, accuracy, reliability and suitability with respect to the information.
