This is an analysis of the poem Brothels Freshly Painted that begins with:

Pins like needles used,
Will stick and prick....

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abcdebecebXXcdXac eaXeaXX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 17,7,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 11101 0111 11101 1110 010101 0110011 11001101 01111 110101 0101011 00 111110 0110101 1111110 1001110100 01 01011 11011 0101010 11010101 1101110111 1 10101101010 1111101
  • Amount of stanzas: 2
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 310
  • Average number of words per stanza: 54
  • Amount of lines: 24
  • Average number of symbols per line: 25 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 5
  • Mood of the speaker:

    There are many exclamation marks in the poem. The speaker is excited. He or she has strong feelings on the subject that is described in the poem.

    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 Brothels Freshly Painted;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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