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

When she would macramé,
I stayed and watched....

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: XabcbbXXa XXbadX XcX XX XdXXX dXX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 9,6,3,2,5,3,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 11110 1111 10010 101011 10110 010010 101111 010110100 101101011 11110 11101011 11110010 0110101 1101110101 11110111 1 1101 111101 111010 1101100101011 111 1111101 010000101 111101010 01110 1000 1001100100 1110
  • Amount of stanzas: 6
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 125
  • Average number of words per stanza: 22
  • Amount of lines: 29
  • Average number of symbols per line: 25 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 5
  • Mood of the speaker:

    There are many exclamation marks in the poem. The speaker is excited. He or she has strong feelings on the subject that is described in the poem.

    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; she, you, would are repeated.

    The author used the same word when at the beginnings of some neighboring stanzas. The figure of speech is a kind of anaphora.

    The poet repeated the same word ' at the end of some neighboring stanzas. The poetic device is a kind of epiphora.

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

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

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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