This is an analysis of the poem Dirty As It Hangs that begins with:

Dirty is the teacher's picture.
Dirty is the frame that hangs......

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: AbcdbceXeXXXfggdXfXbAgdbX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 25,
  • Closest metre: trochaic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 10001010 1000111 1011011110 10101010 1010 11011110 10011010010111 1000101 111100 1000101 1110101100 10110110100 01110101 01110101 1101 1101010 1101 1111 1000101 1010101 10001010 1010101 1011101 01010101 011110
  • Amount of stanzas: 1
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 779
  • Average number of words per stanza: 132
  • Amount of lines: 25
  • Average number of symbols per line: 30 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 5
  • Mood of the speaker:

    There are many exclamation marks in the poem. The speaker is excited. He or she has strong feelings on the subject that is described in the poem.

    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; dirty, who are repeated.

    The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same words dirty, or are repeated.

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

  • summary of Dirty As It Hangs;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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