This is an analysis of the poem Jokes that begins with:

There are jokes,
I love to hear told by folks......

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aaabXXXXca dbbXccdaddXda
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 10,13,
  • Closest metre: iambic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: limerick
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: blank verse
  • Metre: 111 1101111 0110111110 0010110 01001110100 10100010 0100011101 0010110101 00100000100 001011101 1111001 1110011110 0101010110100 10100001 1010100101 01101001 0100111111 0110111011 001101 0100110000001 10111001001 011101011011 10101000101010100
  • Amount of stanzas: 2
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 465
  • Average number of words per stanza: 79
  • Amount of lines: 23
  • Average number of symbols per line: 40 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 7
  • 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.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; to is repeated.

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

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

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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