This is an analysis of the poem Emergency Kit that begins with:

One should keep this,
As an emergency kit......

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abcbXcXb XaXb XcaXbb addb
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 8,4,6,4,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: limerick
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 1110 1101001 11010 100111 11010111 00111010 011010100 1101 01001 1101 0111 00111 11101 101010101 1010001011 1010001101 101011001 101100001111 010001110 10011 11010010 01001001
  • Amount of stanzas: 4
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 157
  • Average number of words per stanza: 25
  • Amount of lines: 22
  • 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:

    There are many three dots in the poem. Readers should think of the author's idea together with the pensive speaker.

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

  • summary of Emergency Kit;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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