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

We're hiking along at a two-forty pace
We 're making life seem like a man-killing race,...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aabbcc ddeefF gghhhh aaiifF ddffjj
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 6,6,6,6,6,
  • Closest metre: iambic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: blank verse
  • Metre: 11001101101 111011101101 011111111101 111001011101 1111111000111 1011111001011 111101001111 111101101111 11010011011 111111101101 111011001001 01001101001 11001101011 1111001101011 11011111001 111111111001 01000111011 101001101001 01011001011 11001111011 101011111011 1010110110101 11101011111 01001101001 010010111011 11011001001 11011011001 001111111001 01011111111 111111101101
  • Amount of stanzas: 5
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 293
  • Average number of words per stanza: 61
  • Amount of lines: 30
  • Average number of symbols per line: 48 (strings are more long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 10
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; with, our, and, we, 're, of, that, to, ought are repeated.

    The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same words and, we, for, the are repeated.

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

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

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