This is an analysis of the poem The Parents that begins with:
We are your Grand-Parents, the Grown-Ups!
Covered with the cold sweats of the moon and the greensward. ...
Elements of the verse: questions and answers
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- Rhyme scheme: XXXXab bbXXaa XbbbXX
- Stanza lengths (in strings): 6,6,6,
- Closest metre: trochaic tetrameter
- Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
- Сlosest stanza type: tercets
- Guessed form: unknown form
- Metre: 111110011 1000110011010 1111100 00111101010 111101 11010110010 111110001 01011010011 10100110110 111101100 1001011 11011011 1111101 1100010110 11101110110 11010010 111001010 11101111
- Amount of stanzas: 3
- Average number of symbols per stanza: 237
- Average number of words per stanza: 44
- Amount of lines: 18
- Average number of symbols per line: 39 (medium-length strings)
- Average number of words per line: 7
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.
If you write a school or university poetry essay, you should Include in your explanation of the poem:
- summary of The Parents;
- central theme;
- idea of the verse;
- history of its creation;
- critical appreciation.
Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!
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