This is an analysis of the poem These Things that begins with:

these things that we support most well
have nothing to do with up, ...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aXbXXcacXXXcbXa X
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 15,1,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 11110111 1100101 11100 101011110 110100 110111001 101 1111010 1110010 11010 110101 1111111 10 110011 1100111 0100010
  • Amount of stanzas: 2
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 212
  • Average number of words per stanza: 39
  • Amount of lines: 17
  • Average number of symbols per line: 24 (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 These Things;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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