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

The saints are gathering at the real
places, trying tough skin on sharp...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: XabbaXcdXeXXXXeedXcXXX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 22,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 011100101 10101111 10 1000011 10100111 011 01001 111010 10011010 1010 1111 0100101 100101 0111110 01010 1010 1011110 101010 10101011 1111001 101100010 100110101
  • Amount of stanzas: 1
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 581
  • Average number of words per stanza: 96
  • Amount of lines: 22
  • Average number of symbols per line: 25 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 4
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

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

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

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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