This is an analysis of the poem The Twins that begins with:

[Dedicated to Austin Osman Spare]
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Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: a bcdbcd efgefg hXhhXh dXidai hcfhXf gdggcg jbhjbh hkkhk XXfXcf ddhhllmm ddkbfX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 1,6,6,6,6,6,6,6,5,6,8,6,
  • Closest metre: trochaic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 1000010101 1101110 1111110 001111110 1101010 1011010010 1111010 110111 10101001 10111110 111111 1011101 01010010 111111 0101110 110101 110001 1100110 0101011 1101111 0101110 011101 0010101 1111011 1110001 1001010 11110001 1101010 1101110 1011010 0101010 1110110 11011001 11110110 11111110 0101101 011011110 1101001 1011010 111111 11101111 001010110 111011 11111 1110111 1110011 0001101 01011111 1110011 1110110 11001111 11111 11101010 100010111 100110001 01110101 10110001 10110101 11110101 01000100 10011101 10010101 01000101 01000100 10110111 01010100 11010101 0111001
  • Amount of stanzas: 12
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 176
  • Average number of words per stanza: 33
  • Amount of lines: 69
  • Average number of symbols per line: 30 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 6
  • Mood of the speaker:

    There are many exclamation marks in the poem. The speaker is excited. He or she has strong feelings on the subject that is described in the poem.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; and, of are repeated.

    The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same words and, of are repeated.

    There is a poetic device epiphora at the end of some neighboring lines me is repeated).

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

  • summary of The Twins;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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