This is an analysis of the poem Some Days that begins with:

Some days I put the people in their places at the table,
bend their legs at the knees,...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abcb cdef Xbea XdddXfbce
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,4,4,9,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: ballad stanza
  • Metre: 111101001101010 111101 0110110 11000010101 1101111010 010011 0100011 10010010001 11011101 10101101 1100001010011 01001010110 1010 111110 01101011001 01010010 100110101 110001 11011010110 101010110101
  • Amount of stanzas: 5
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 143
  • Average number of words per stanza: 27
  • Amount of lines: 20
  • Average number of symbols per line: 35 (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; you is repeated.

    The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same words the, if are repeated.

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

  • summary of Some Days;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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