This is an analysis of the poem Climbing From Ruts that begins with:

Not 'who' is he?
But 'what' is he? ...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: AABCCbD AABCCbD EXFG EXFG HdIdHfJ HdIdHfJ EXFG AABCCbD AABCCbD HdIdHfJ HdIdHfJ HdIdHfJ hdidHjX BdBdBdD BdBdBdDHXdDHdDH
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 7,7,4,4,7,7,4,7,7,7,7,7,7,7,15,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 1101 1101 01 01010 01110 1 001 1101 1101 01 01010 01110 1 001 1101 10 11 01001 1101 10 11 01001 1001 01 1101 01 1101 0100 1011101 1001 01 1101 01 1101 0100 1011101 1101 10 11 01001 1101 1101 01 01010 01110 1 001 1101 1101 01 01010 01110 1 001 1001 01 1101 01 1101 0100 1011101 1101 01 1101 01 1101 0100 1011101 1101 01 1101 01 1101 0100 1011101 1101 01 101 01 1101 1011 00101000 1101 01 101 01 1101 01 11001 1101 01 101 01 1101 01 11001 0101 01 11001 0101 01 11001 0101
  • Amount of stanzas: 16
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 99
  • Average number of words per stanza: 17
  • Amount of lines: 103
  • Average number of symbols per line: 15 (very short strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 3
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The speaker asks many questions. Perhaps, he or she is in confusion.

    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 Climbing From Ruts;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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