This is an analysis of the poem Poverty that begins with:

I saw an old cottage of clay,
And only of mud was the floor;... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abab cdcd dede bfbf aXaXfafa
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,4,4,4,8,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: ballad stanza
  • Metre: 11111001 11001101 011100001 101100101 11011001 001011011 11101011 11101001 01001011 10111011 11111011 01111011 11001001 11111011 11111111 111101011 11101011 11101010 10011001 111111000 11111001 11001001 11011011 01111011
  • Amount of stanzas: 5
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 167
  • Average number of words per stanza: 33
  • Amount of lines: 24
  • Average number of symbols per line: 34 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 7
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

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

    The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same word she is repeated.

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

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

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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