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Here's a chance for you to find sound elements in a poem. Read “The Sparrow” by Paul Laurence Dunbar and try to find the general meaning of the poem. Then work on analyzing the rhyme pattern, the stanza and the line structure, and the rhythm. Make a list of the poem's characteristics, and briefly describe how they appear in the poem.

Answer 1

The poem has two stanzas of eight lines each.The rhyme scheme is aabbccdd, eeffgghh.The rhythm is unstressed-stressed, or iambic. With four iambs per line (eight syllables), the poem is in iambic tetrameter. Each stanza presents a separate idea. The second stanza presents a philosophical view.Sound devices such as rhyme and rhythm create a singsong quality.

Answer 2

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The poem has two stanzas of eight lines each.

The rhyme scheme is aabbccdd, eeffgghh.

The rhythm is unstressed-stressed, or iambic. With four iambs per line (eight syllables), the poem is in iambic tetrameter.

Each stanza presents a separate idea. The second stanza presents a philosophical view.

Sound devices such as rhyme and rhythm create a singsong quality.