This is an analysis of the poem Dress To Kill that begins with:

That which once worked,
And relied upon to patch quarrels......

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abcXdbe fXX aafgbhehaXX dbbgdef XfXXgc
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 7,3,11,7,6,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: ballad stanza
  • Metre: 1111 101010110 0111101 01100010010 1101101001 11001110 1100101 1111001100 11111010 111010 011011001 101011010 010101 0111011011 1110 010101 101001010001 01 11011101 11011010001 101011 01 1010100111 111011011110 101010101010 01 10110100101 0100101 01101 10111 011101001011 0010000101000100100 1101001 111100101
  • Amount of stanzas: 5
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 222
  • Average number of words per stanza: 38
  • Amount of lines: 34
  • Average number of symbols per line: 32 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 6
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

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

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

  • summary of Dress To Kill;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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