This is an analysis of the poem Snakes that begins with:

I was 6 and
I lost my snake....

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: ab bcdXeeX ecf aXX gXXgh ifh ddXejXX ichX abad X jdifi dX haecjk iahebX ehgXlaa degdkXeaceld
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 2,7,3,3,5,3,7,4,4,1,5,2,6,6,7,12,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 1111 1111 0101 11110 10 110 0010 001 001 111 11110 1101 1101 101 11 11101 0101 111 10010 1101 111110 11100 01001 11111 01111 01001 01001 0101 0010 01111 011 0110 111 0110 1011 10101 1111 1010 111 101 0101 11 1011 110 1011 111 0101 01 010 11010 0111 11 1101 010 111 0100 11 111 01011 101 1010 1010 011 110 111 011 0010 0110 0101 0100 1001 0101 010 010101 101 01
  • Amount of stanzas: 17
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 67
  • Average number of words per stanza: 14
  • Amount of lines: 76
  • Average number of symbols per line: 14 (very short strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 3
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; i is repeated.

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

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

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

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

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