This is an analysis of the poem Fresh Dirt that begins with:
They were relieved!
They had finally found something negative, ...
Elements of the verse: questions and answers
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- Rhyme scheme: aXXbccdeedXedeaXb
- Stanza lengths (in strings): 17,
- Closest metre: iambic trimeter
- Сlosest rhyme: couplets
- Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
- Guessed form: unknown form
- Metre: 1001 11100110100 01011 11011 1110011001011 1101010 10011101111010 11001100 111000111 1110100011001 0111101 0111100 1010101010 11010 11111111101 1 0101111
- Amount of stanzas: 1
- Average number of symbols per stanza: 578
- Average number of words per stanza: 111
- Amount of lines: 17
- Average number of symbols per line: 33 (medium-length strings)
- Average number of words per line: 7
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; i, to are repeated.
The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same words they, i are repeated.
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- summary of Fresh Dirt;
- central theme;
- idea of the verse;
- history of its creation;
- critical appreciation.
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