This is an analysis of the poem Let's Review The Inventory that begins with:

Back up!
Let's review the inventory....

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: ABcdeXefcgXd XXebgddf ABgceXfXXbf
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 12,8,11,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 11 11101010 00111 11001 110111 011 011101100 0111101 0111101 11100100 11001 10001001 1111100 1 011011 11000 0110 1101111 001110100 01000111111 11 11101010 1111 0101011 10101 110101 011101011 01110101010 1100101010101 1111001010000100 110011001101
  • Amount of stanzas: 3
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 284
  • Average number of words per stanza: 51
  • Amount of lines: 31
  • Average number of symbols per line: 27 (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 Let's Review The Inventory;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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