This is an analysis of the poem Custom Made Saddles that begins with:

I thought you said,
They were avid horse riders? ...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: Xab AXaX ab AaX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 3,4,2,3,
  • Closest metre: trochaic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: rondeau rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 1111 1010110 110111 11 1101001 1010110 1101111100 1111010010 1110010111 11 1011001010 011000
  • Amount of stanzas: 4
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 88
  • Average number of words per stanza: 16
  • Amount of lines: 12
  • Average number of symbols per line: 29 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 5
  • Mood of the speaker:

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

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

  • summary of Custom Made Saddles;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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