This is an analysis of the poem Co-Operation that begins with:

Co-operation,
Isn't what it use to be....

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: ABCD AABAA AeAeAXaX AABAA ABCD AeAFeAeAFe EAEcA EAEcAXFFFcA
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,5,8,5,4,10,5,11,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 11010 0010100 11010101 101110100 11010 11001001 111001 1001 1011111 11010 01010111 11010 1010111001 11010 010101101 10111001010 11010111001 11010 11001001 111001 1001 1011111 11010 0010100 11010101 101110100 01011101 01 11010 011110010 1010101 01011101 01 11010 011110010 1010101 1101001 111010 1101001 1 001 1101001 111010 1101001 1 001 110010 110010 110010 1 001
  • Amount of stanzas: 9
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 134
  • Average number of words per stanza: 23
  • Amount of lines: 51
  • Average number of symbols per line: 23 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 4
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; it is repeated.

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

    The author used the same words co, we at the beginnings of some neighboring stanzas. The figure of speech is a kind of anaphora.

    There is a poetic device epiphora at the end of some neighboring lines effective is repeated).

    The poet repeated the same word done at the end of some neighboring stanzas. The poetic device is a kind of epiphora.

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

  • summary of Co-Operation;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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