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

Erinna is a model parent,
Her children have never discovered her adulteries....

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aXaX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,
  • Closest metre: trochaic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 100001010 01011001001000 1001001010 01111110
  • Amount of stanzas: 1
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 140
  • Average number of words per stanza: 24
  • Amount of lines: 4
  • Average number of symbols per line: 34 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 6
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

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

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

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

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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