This is an analysis of the poem Inside And Outside that begins with:

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Now twenty-four or maybe twenty-five...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abccbbccb dadeae XdaXaXfaf agahgh
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 9,6,9,6,
  • Closest metre: iambic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: limerick
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: blank verse
  • Metre: 1 1101110101 10101101111 1100010101 0111110001 0110011101 10101010101 1110000101 0100110001 1111010101 1111010101 0101010101 10101110101 0101011011 1101010101 1 1011010101 1011111001 1111100111 1001011111 1011110101 0101111101 0101111111 0011110101 1011111101 1011100111 11001011101 0101010001 1100010101 0111011101
  • Amount of stanzas: 4
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 301
  • Average number of words per stanza: 55
  • Amount of lines: 30
  • Average number of symbols per line: 39 (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; as, to are repeated.

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

  • summary of Inside And Outside;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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