This is an analysis of the poem Good that begins with:
The old man comes out on the hill
and looks down to recall earlier days...
Elements of the verse: questions and answers
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- Rhyme scheme: abXXXXbXXXXXXa
- Stanza lengths (in strings): 14,
- Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
- Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
- Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
- Guessed form: sonnet with iambic tetrameter or irregular meter
- Metre: 01111101 1110011001 001011011 01110100 101001001 11110111 10001110011 010101110 01011011 001011001 011010101 1011001101 10011101 1111011001
- Amount of stanzas: 1
- Average number of symbols per stanza: 549
- Average number of words per stanza: 106
- Amount of lines: 14
- Average number of symbols per line: 38 (medium-length strings)
- 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 Good;
- central theme;
- idea of the verse;
- history of its creation;
- critical appreciation.
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