This is an analysis of the poem Gravy Train that begins with:
Many more will find it easier,
To hop off the fence....
Elements of the verse: questions and answers
The information we provided is prepared by means of a special computer program. Use the criteria sheet to understand greatest poems or improve your poetry analysis essay.
- Rhyme scheme: XabXa Xaacbc XXX
- Stanza lengths (in strings): 5,6,3,
- Closest metre: iambic trimeter
- Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
- Сlosest stanza type: tercets
- Guessed form: sonnet with iambic trimeter or irregular meter
- Metre: 101010100 01101 1110101 11010 1101 11011011 0101010100 110111100 0110011 1111010 1111 110001001 101 010001000101
- Amount of stanzas: 3
- Average number of symbols per stanza: 138
- Average number of words per stanza: 23
- Amount of lines: 14
- Average number of symbols per line: 29 (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 Gravy Train;
- central theme;
- idea of the verse;
- history of its creation;
- critical appreciation.
Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!
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