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

ONCE in the Workshop, ages ago,
The clay was wet and the fire was low.... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aa bXbc Xdd Xdcd Xdd XdcX Xda
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 2,4,3,4,3,4,3,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: couplets
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 100111001 0111101011 1111111001 1001001 11010101 10101101 111100 11011 1100111111 111100101 1110111 110010101 10100101 111100 11011 1100111111 110111001 110111 010110101 1110101 111100 1111 1100111011
  • Amount of stanzas: 7
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 107
  • Average number of words per stanza: 21
  • Amount of lines: 23
  • Average number of symbols per line: 32 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 6
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; and is repeated.

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

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

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

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