This is an analysis of the poem Finder's Fees that begins with:

They don't want to be real.
And yet the reality of their existence, ...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: ABCDECBEBEFGH IIJKEJHlbcjfecjhX IIJKEJHl ABCDECBEBEFGHX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 13,17,8,14,
  • Closest metre: trochaic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 111001 110010001010 11010001001 111010001 10010110 11001 101011 011010 100111 0110110 010011101 001 11001101 11111011010 100101110 1111011010 1111110010 01101 01010 0011101 01 1110100 101001101 1100010 1010110101 11111011 1111 010001101010 0100 10011010 11111011010 100101110 1111011010 1111110010 01101 01010 0011101 01 111001 110010001010 11010001001 111010001 10010110 11001 101011 011010 100111 0110110 010011101 001 11001101 111001010101101
  • Amount of stanzas: 4
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 413
  • Average number of words per stanza: 72
  • Amount of lines: 52
  • Average number of symbols per line: 31 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • 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, their are repeated.

    The author used the same word and at the beginnings of some neighboring stanzas. The figure of speech is a kind of anaphora.

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

  • summary of Finder's Fees;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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