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

The coconuts have got the jobs.
The race industry is a growth industry....

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: ABXcDBXXABeeDBbbabacXcdd
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 24,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: couplets
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 01011101 01100001100 10101010 111111101 01011101 01100001100 111011011 1011011010 01011101 01100001100 11011011001 1101101101 01011101 01100001100 01110010100 111100110100 11111110100 0110110100 01110010111 0111101110 011110111 0111011110 01011101 11011011001
  • Amount of stanzas: 1
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 932
  • Average number of words per stanza: 161
  • Amount of lines: 24
  • Average number of symbols per line: 38 (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; our is repeated.

    The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same words the, we, without are repeated.

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

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

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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