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

An auto is a helpful thing;
I love the way the motor hums,...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: ababccddeeffgghhbbffiiaa
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 24,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: rima
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 11000101 11010101 111101101 01010101 011100101 01110001 011111001 01101111 01101101 11010111 01010101 01110001 011101110 0101001010 01100101 11011101 01110101 01010011 11010101 01101101 011100101 11011101 01011111 01000101
  • Amount of stanzas: 1
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 801
  • Average number of words per stanza: 162
  • Amount of lines: 24
  • Average number of symbols per line: 32 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 7
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

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

    The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same words i, it are repeated.

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

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

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