This is an analysis of the poem October 28, Take It Easier that begins with:

I wonder what the ocean is like today?
Cold and flat, hot and flat?...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: XXXXXXX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 7,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 11010100101 111111 111011001 00101 101010111111 001 00001111001
  • Amount of stanzas: 1
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 232
  • Average number of words per stanza: 50
  • Amount of lines: 7
  • Average number of symbols per line: 32 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 7
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The speaker asks many questions. Perhaps, he or she is in confusion.

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

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

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

  • summary of October 28, Take It Easier;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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