This is an analysis of the poem Passing Through that begins with:

"Earth is the birth of the blues," sang Yellow Bertha,
as she chopped cotton beside Mama Rose. ...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme:
  • Stanza lengths (in strings):
  • Closest metre:
  • Сlosest rhyme:
  • Сlosest stanza type:
  • Guessed form:
  • Metre:
  • Amount of stanzas: 3
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 2414
  • Average number of words per stanza: 444
  • Amount of lines: 177
  • Average number of symbols per line: 40 (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; as, she, and, her, he, you're, said, my are repeated.

    The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same words he, he's, it's, they, and, suddenly, she are repeated.

    There is a poetic device epiphora at the end of some neighboring lines her, doctor are repeated).

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

  • summary of Passing Through;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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