This is an analysis of the poem Docks that begins with:

Strolling along
By the teeming docks, ...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abXXXX XcdecbXbeXXaad
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 6,14,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 1001 10101 110111 111111 111100 01000101 010010 10111 0001010 1101110 101010101 10001110 1101010 101110100 11010001 01010001 10 1001010 001111111
  • Amount of stanzas: 3
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 180
  • Average number of words per stanza: 30
  • Amount of lines: 19
  • Average number of symbols per line: 28 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 5
  • 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 Docks;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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