This is an analysis of the poem At Joan's that begins with:

It is almost three
I sit at the marble top...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abcXc XdXXX cbdXX aX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 5,5,5,2,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 00111 1110101 10101000 0101110 11111 1101011 11111010 01111 11111 101110 0101 1001101 11011 1110111 1110110 0011001 1111
  • Amount of stanzas: 4
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 99
  • Average number of words per stanza: 21
  • Amount of lines: 17
  • Average number of symbols per line: 22 (very short strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 5
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

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

  • summary of At Joan's;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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