This is an analysis of the poem Hold On Tightly To The Reins that begins with:

Hold on tightly to the reins,
Of your life....

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: ABcdacX ABadebA cXadX AFGH AFEIFIF AFGHXAFEIFdA
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 7,7,5,4,7,12,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: rondeau rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 1110001 011 0011111 1010111 1011111 1101011 0101111 1110001 011 01010101 111001 1001011010 1010101 1110001 111011111 11101111 101001 11011101 101011000110 1110001 01 1101110 11100010 1110001 01 11 1101 11 1101 11 1110001 01 1101110 11100010 1110001 01 11 1101 11 0010101 1110001
  • Amount of stanzas: 7
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 148
  • Average number of words per stanza: 28
  • Amount of lines: 41
  • Average number of symbols per line: 24 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 5
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; to, i are repeated.

    The author used the same word hold 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 Hold On Tightly To The Reins;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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