This is an analysis of the poem The Clay that begins with:
When I cast my slough of clay
Put it quietly away.... full text
Elements of the verse: questions and answers
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- Rhyme scheme: aa bb bb aa cc bb dd
- Stanza lengths (in strings): 2,2,2,2,2,2,2,
- Closest metre: trochaic tetrameter
- Сlosest rhyme: rondeau rhyme
- Сlosest stanza type: tercets
- Guessed form: sonnet with trochaic tetrameter or irregular meter
- Metre: 1111101 1010001 1110101 1110101 1110101 0110101 1111111 1000101 10110010 1001101 1110101 1010101 1110101 1011100
- Amount of stanzas: 7
- Average number of symbols per stanza: 55
- Average number of words per stanza: 11
- Amount of lines: 14
- Average number of symbols per line: 27 (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.
If you write a school or university poetry essay, you should Include in your explanation of the poem:
- summary of The Clay;
- central theme;
- idea of the verse;
- history of its creation;
- critical appreciation.
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