This is an analysis of the poem Gold Mine that begins with:

What are you all doing?
With such enthusiasm and excitement....

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: Xa XbX ccaa bdbXabXX bXebeXXXed
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 2,3,4,8,10,
  • Closest metre: trochaic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 111110 01010101010 1010010 001011010 11010010110 1 1 10010101010 101110010100 11010100 0111010011 11110001 110011000 110010110100 01000011 0100 10100110010 111011010 0110111011101 10101 11010010111 1001100100001 101 111001000110 11001101 1110101
  • Amount of stanzas: 6
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 141
  • Average number of words per stanza: 24
  • Amount of lines: 26
  • 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.

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

  • summary of Gold Mine;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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