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

There are,
Girls loving girls....

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: Xabaccdc eFEbcdc aXaXcFE
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 8,7,7,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: shakespearean sonnet
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 11 1101 1 11011110 11 1011 0 101101 110 1110101 01111010 1 1101101 0 1011 101 1111001 101111 001 1011 1110101 01111010
  • Amount of stanzas: 3
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 147
  • Average number of words per stanza: 27
  • Amount of lines: 22
  • Average number of symbols per line: 19 (very short strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 4
  • Mood of the speaker:

    There are many three dots in the poem. Readers should think of the author's idea together with the pensive speaker.

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

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

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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