This is an analysis of the poem Under The Skin Of Men that begins with:

Did you ever sit down and talk with men
In a serious sort of a way,...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: ababcdcd efefeded dadaghgh
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 8,8,8,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: ballad stanza
  • Metre: 0110111101 001001001 111011101 1111101 0111011010 00100101 11111001110 1110101 111111101 0100101 110010111 1111101 110111101 1101111 1110111101 1110101 110111111 1100101 11111111 00101101 1100111001 1100101 01111101 0010101
  • Amount of stanzas: 3
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 297
  • Average number of words per stanza: 60
  • Amount of lines: 24
  • Average number of symbols per line: 36 (medium-length strings)
  • 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; and, of, back are repeated.

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

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  • summary of Under The Skin Of Men;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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