This is an analysis of the poem Going For Water that begins with:

The well was dry beside the door,
And so we went with pail and can...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abcbdaea beee fbdb fggg cfXf
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 8,4,4,4,4,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: couplets
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 01110101 11110111 01010101 01010101 11010101 01010111 11010101 11011101 11100101 11010101 01010101 01010101 11010111 11111001 10010101 01011111 111100101 01011101 10011101 11111101 01100101 010100111 11110101 11110101
  • Amount of stanzas: 5
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 168
  • Average number of words per stanza: 34
  • Amount of lines: 24
  • Average number of symbols per line: 34 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 7
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; without, we, to are repeated.

    The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same word a is repeated.

If you write a school or university poetry essay, you should Include in your explanation of the poem:

  • summary of Going For Water;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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