This is an analysis of the poem On The Shop that begins with:

He wrapped them carefully, neatly
in costly green silk....

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: XX XX XX XX aa
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 2,2,2,2,2,
  • Closest metre: trochaic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 11010010 01011 100101001 100010011011 1110011100011111 11000101010001 01000101101 10101001 110010101110110 10110011
  • Amount of stanzas: 5
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 85
  • Average number of words per stanza: 15
  • Amount of lines: 10
  • Average number of symbols per line: 42 (strings are more long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 8
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; of, he, them are repeated.

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

  • summary of On The Shop;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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