This is an analysis of the poem Paterson that begins with:

What do I want in these rooms papered with visions of money?
How much can I make by cutting my hair? If I put new heels on my shoes, ...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abXbabcdde bXcddabcdebXaXbbb
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 10,17,
  • Closest metre: trochaic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: enclosed rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 111101110010010 111111101101111111 11101001010111001100100 100101010111010010010011 100010100100 0010001100100010110100010 110110001011110010010110 010110111111110110100011100101101 11110111010110101010 100100011001111110001101 11101111011010110010011 111101010 10011010100101010 1100001110010011001110 10111010110101000101 1011110101001001010 101010111001000010 1010101001111011001101010 10010011101100110011010011111010 1110001011110 1001000101011010111010110 00110110110111 10110010010001010011010100100 101100101000010011001 1100110110 10010001001001010010111 1010110110101111110101
  • Amount of stanzas: 2
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 1054
  • Average number of words per stanza: 184
  • Amount of lines: 28
  • Average number of symbols per line: 74 (very long strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 13
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; i, my, of, and, wrath, in, rather are repeated.

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

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

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