This is an analysis of the poem Buy A Pair Of Gloves that begins with:

You've got to be from out of town?
'Yes, I am....

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: X XX XXabcXc XX Xb XAX XAbX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 1,2,7,2,2,3,4,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 11000101 111 101111 11111 110100 111011 0111010 111101101 1001010 11110101 1 10101110110 01 11110110110 1 11 011010100 11 11 01110101 01110011011
  • Amount of stanzas: 7
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 78
  • Average number of words per stanza: 15
  • Amount of lines: 21
  • 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 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; you is repeated.

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

  • summary of Buy A Pair Of Gloves;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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