This is an analysis of the poem The Aunts that begins with:

I like it when they get together
and talk in voices that sound...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abc dac cXX eeX bXd XXb
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 3,3,3,3,3,3,
  • Closest metre: trochaic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 110111010 1101011 1101111 110011 11010100010 1111011 1011001 1110010110 101110101 11101011 010111101 101111 0001011 00110101 111101 10100100 011101 10110111
  • Amount of stanzas: 6
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 92
  • Average number of words per stanza: 18
  • Amount of lines: 18
  • Average number of symbols per line: 30 (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; and, to are repeated.

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

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

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

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