This is an analysis of the poem The Knitters that begins with:
In streets that are humming
With the city's stair . . ....
Elements of the verse: questions and answers
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- Rhyme scheme: ababAb acaccc XbXXAb
- Stanza lengths (in strings): 6,6,6,
- Closest metre: iambic trimeter
- Сlosest rhyme: rondeau rhyme
- Сlosest stanza type: tercets
- Guessed form: unknown form
- Metre: 011110 00101 111110 10101 111010 101 10110 11010 10110 11011 011010 111 1001010 100101 111111 111110 111010 101
- Amount of stanzas: 3
- Average number of symbols per stanza: 146
- Average number of words per stanza: 24
- Amount of lines: 18
- Average number of symbols per line: 24 (strings are less long than medium ones)
- Average number of words per line: 4
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 The Knitters;
- central theme;
- idea of the verse;
- history of its creation;
- critical appreciation.
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