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

I was a boy when I heard three red words
a thousand Frenchmen died in the streets ...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abca XXXXa bcdde ddXe
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,5,5,4,
  • Closest metre: iambic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: blank verse
  • Metre: 1101111111 010101001 11000100010011 11111 111010110100 1111011011 101110101010 11010111010100 11111011 0111111011 0110101111001 11111011011 10100101111101 1111 111001001110100001101 10100011000111111101 11111111100101111 1111111
  • Amount of stanzas: 4
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 216
  • Average number of words per stanza: 41
  • Amount of lines: 18
  • Average number of symbols per line: 47 (strings are more long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 9
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; i, and are repeated.

    The author used the same word i at the beginnings of some neighboring stanzas. The figure of speech is a kind of anaphora.

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

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

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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