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

WHY do I grind from morn till night,
And sick or well sit down to write?...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aaaabb ccddbb eeffbb ddggbb aaffcc Xdhhee
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 6,6,6,6,6,6,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: couplets
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 11110111 11111101 11111101 11011101 01000101 11110101 01110001 11011101 01010111 1110001 11111101 11010101 01010101 01111101 110100101 11010101 11010101 11011011 01011101 10010101 11110101 11100101 11010101 11011111 11011101 11010101 11110101 11110101 11011111 11010111 111010101 11011101 11011101 11010101 11111101 11110101
  • Amount of stanzas: 6
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 204
  • Average number of words per stanza: 41
  • Amount of lines: 36
  • Average number of symbols per line: 33 (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; to is repeated.

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

    The author used the same word the at the beginnings of some neighboring stanzas. The figure of speech is a kind of anaphora.

    The poet repeated the same word less 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 Neighbors;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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