This is an analysis of the poem Painted Ones that begins with:
Theyre 'red' today, and theyre 'white' tomorrow -
Ah, no tapestry! No flowers, this!...
Elements of the verse: questions and answers
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- Rhyme scheme: XaXa bcbc bXbX
- Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,4,4,
- Closest metre: iambic pentameter
- Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
- Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
- Guessed form: blank verse
- Metre: 11011110011 111001100 100010010100 1101001101 1001101110 010110111 11011110100 001100111 01010110100 101100101 11110001100 0111010111
- Amount of stanzas: 3
- Average number of symbols per stanza: 172
- Average number of words per stanza: 26
- Amount of lines: 12
- Average number of symbols per line: 43 (strings are more long than medium ones)
- Average number of words per line: 7
Mood of the speaker:
There are many exclamation marks in the poem. The speaker is excited. He or she has strong feelings on the subject that is described in the poem.
The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; to, and, in are repeated.
If you write a school or university poetry essay, you should Include in your explanation of the poem:
- summary of Painted Ones;
- central theme;
- idea of the verse;
- history of its creation;
- critical appreciation.
Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!
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