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

At the fence!
And reunited with others who have come, ...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: ABCD AEXX CBFggf ABCD ddceFA ABCD AEXX CBFFA cXaeXX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,4,6,4,6,4,4,5,6,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: ballad stanza
  • Metre: 101 11010010111 010101001 01010100000101 11111 01111 1100 100101010 110011111 010101101101 110101101 11001000101 11000001 10010110001 101 11010010111 010101001 01010100000101 1111101 0110110101 01100101011 001111101 00101010111 111011010 101 11010010111 010101001 01010100000101 11111 01111 1100 100101010 110011111 010101101101 110101101 00101010111 111011010 11111 1100100101 010111 11 1100 100101010
  • Amount of stanzas: 9
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 168
  • Average number of words per stanza: 28
  • Amount of lines: 43
  • Average number of symbols per line: 34 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 6
  • 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.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; to, and are repeated.

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

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

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

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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