This is an analysis of the poem The Painter On Silk that begins with:

There was a man
Who made his living... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abcd XefX ccaf cddbfc cXabcce
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,4,4,6,7,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 1101 11010 11010 011 11011010 110 1010001 11001 1111011011 11011101110 100011 11111 1110010 11 1111111 1110 1101 010 010100 10010 011 110 1101011 11111010 10001
  • Amount of stanzas: 5
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 112
  • Average number of words per stanza: 21
  • Amount of lines: 25
  • Average number of symbols per line: 22 (very short strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 4
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

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

    The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same word and is repeated.

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

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

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

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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