This is an analysis of the poem Exhibits that begins with:
They haven't learned to let things go.
Listen to their conversations, ...
Elements of the verse: questions and answers
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- Rhyme scheme: abbaccX cdeXbXbe dbbdbdXd
- Stanza lengths (in strings): 7,8,8,
- Closest metre: trochaic tetrameter
- Сlosest rhyme: couplets
- Сlosest stanza type: tercets
- Guessed form: unknown form
- Metre: 11010111 10011010 1010011 1100010001 10010110110 11010 111011100100 0110110 11111101 11110110 11001001000 10101110100 110100 1110101011 0111110101 10100010 101010 11010010010 0011010 1001101010 11111 011101010 101101010
- Amount of stanzas: 3
- Average number of symbols per stanza: 271
- Average number of words per stanza: 45
- Amount of lines: 23
- Average number of symbols per line: 35 (medium-length strings)
- Average number of words per line: 6
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.
The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; to, they, of are repeated.
If you write a school or university poetry essay, you should Include in your explanation of the poem:
- summary of Exhibits;
- central theme;
- idea of the verse;
- history of its creation;
- critical appreciation.
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