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

They do not live in the world,
Are not in time and space. ...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abaccb adadaee affgddaXg
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 6,7,9,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: rima
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 1111001 110111 01011 1111111 010101 0100101 1010111 100101 011111 111011 11100 100101 1001001 111101 100101 101011 0001001 10111 000101 0011101 110101 101101
  • Amount of stanzas: 3
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 198
  • Average number of words per stanza: 37
  • Amount of lines: 22
  • Average number of symbols per line: 26 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 5
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; not, and, never are repeated.

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

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

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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