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

The cop holds me up like a fish;
he feels the huge bones...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: Xaab acda eXfX gXbh dida Xfjh aaga icd deih jiaX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,4,4,4,4,4,4,3,4,4,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: couplets
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 01111101 11011 01011 11101100 10111 1010 1011001 111 1111110 0101111 11001010 1110 110011 1111101 111 11011001 1101001 101100010 1011 11000101 100111111 111111 01110111 110001 1100011 10101 001 1011110 1111010 1111001011010110 0011001 111 110100110 1101 00101 101001001 01110 0110111 1010110
  • Amount of stanzas: 10
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 105
  • Average number of words per stanza: 21
  • Amount of lines: 40
  • Average number of symbols per line: 26 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 5
  • 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 Fish;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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