This is an analysis of the poem Different Colors that begins with:

Showing respect and kindness to give,
Can sometimes stress....

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: XXabXabXcXddccc aebXXdX ebXdcacXedXX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 15,7,12,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 100111001 1011 10110010001 1011001 010010 010110101 0010110 10110101110 0111001 11101001001 0010001 011011100101 00101001 010101 11000101010011 110010 11101 111110 10101 11001001 1111011101 010 101 0101111010 11 01011000 11100 11111111 011011 1011010 10101 0101 100111010 101
  • Amount of stanzas: 3
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 330
  • Average number of words per stanza: 59
  • Amount of lines: 34
  • Average number of symbols per line: 28 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 5
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; to, i are repeated.

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

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

  • summary of Different Colors;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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