This is an analysis of the poem Three Moves that begins with:

Three moves in sixth months and I remain
the same....

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abcadeefgdhXhiiiieecahhhddhhbbffXbegjjffkk
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 42,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: shakespearean sonnet
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 110111101 01 11111 011101101 1101 111011 11101 1000101 010101 110111 0101110101 11110110 1101010101 1101011101 111111 1 0011101 1111101 0110101 1111100111 10101111111 1111 11111 1111100 101000101 1101 11 1010101 101111 01 1100100101 111111 1001 1111011110101 110101 1111 111111 11110101101 0111 110110101 1111101011 01110101
  • Amount of stanzas: 1
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 1250
  • Average number of words per stanza: 236
  • Amount of lines: 42
  • Average number of symbols per line: 29 (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; i, and are repeated.

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

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

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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