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

Within the window's scant recess,
Behind a pink geranium flower,... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aBab cdef bcac cghg Xhah cdXf aece XbeB
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,4,4,4,4,4,4,4,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: ballad stanza
  • Metre: 01010101 0101010010 11111111 0101001010 11011100 11010110 01010101 011101000 100110100 100111101 101101001 01110101 01010101 01010101 01010101 11010101 010100101 10110101 11011011 10010111 11011110 11011110 10010101 1110001000 01010101 01111101 11010101 111100101 11000101 0111010010 01110101 0101010010
  • Amount of stanzas: 8
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 132
  • Average number of words per stanza: 24
  • Amount of lines: 39
  • 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; and, as are repeated.

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

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

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

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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