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

In form and feature, face and limb,
I grew so like my brother, ... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: ababcdcd efefgaga hiXiXXgX hjhjacac
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 8,8,8,8,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: shakespearean sonnet
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 01110111 1111110 11110111 1111010 01011111 010101 11011101 110111 11010101 011101 11010111 110101 111111001 110101 11011101 111101 01010101 111111 111111010 111101 11010100 010111 11110101 011101 11010101 010101 11110101 011101 01110101 010111 11110101 110101
  • Amount of stanzas: 4
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 247
  • Average number of words per stanza: 46
  • Amount of lines: 32
  • Average number of symbols per line: 30 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • 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; and, you, my are repeated.

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

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

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

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