This is an analysis of the poem The Red Duster (R. N. R. Demobilised) that begins with:
Oh, some will save their Navy pay and take their ease ashore
And some will sit at an office desk and go to sea no more,...
Elements of the verse: questions and answers
The information we provided is prepared by means of a special computer program. Use the criteria sheet to understand greatest poems or improve your poetry analysis essay.
- Rhyme scheme: aabb aabb ccbb ddbbXccbb
- Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,4,4,9,
- Closest metre: iambic pentameter
- Сlosest rhyme: limerick
- Сlosest stanza type: tercets
- Guessed form: blank verse
- Metre: 11011101111101 110111101110111 110100101110101 1101101110111101 111100111110111 010111110010101 010001001111111 1101001110111101 1101001110110111 11010011110110101 110100110010011 1111001110011101 110100111110111 11111011111101111 100100111111010111 1101001110111101 11011101010111 11011101110101 011110101111101 1101101110111101
- Amount of stanzas: 5
- Average number of symbols per stanza: 267
- Average number of words per stanza: 54
- Amount of lines: 20
- Average number of symbols per line: 66 (very long strings)
- Average number of words per line: 14
Mood of the speaker:
The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.
The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; and, some, i'll, to, old, or, for, navy are repeated.
The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same words and, from, i'll are repeated.
The author used the same word i'll at the beginnings of some neighboring stanzas. The figure of speech is a kind of anaphora.
The poet repeated the same word belong at the end of some neighboring stanzas. The poetic device is a kind of epiphora.
If you write a school or university poetry essay, you should Include in your explanation of the poem:
- summary of The Red Duster (R. N. R. Demobilised);
- central theme;
- idea of the verse;
- history of its creation;
- critical appreciation.
Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!
Pay attention: the program cannot take into account all the numerous nuances of poetic technique while analyzing. We make no warranties of any kind, express or implied, about the completeness, accuracy, reliability and suitability with respect to the information.
