This is an analysis of the poem Behind Rusting Fences that begins with:

It is a great and humbling feeling to heal,
From the affects of emotional and physical hardships......

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: ABCD debXbcccXeb ABCDXbXdcX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,11,10,
  • Closest metre: iambic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: blank verse
  • Metre: 000111001001 000100100110010 101010100010 110010001 1010101001 000100011 01101001010010 001001 0010010100 1101001101 110001001001 011010 111100 001110001 101000010001010 000111001001 000100100110010 101010100010 110010001 110 000100110 110111100 11110111 1101011 1011011001
  • Amount of stanzas: 3
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 328
  • Average number of words per stanza: 55
  • Amount of lines: 25
  • Average number of symbols per line: 39 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 7
  • 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 is repeated.

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

  • summary of Behind Rusting Fences;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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