This is an analysis of the poem Manicured And Stretched Out Hands that begins with:

A repeating of facts,
Continues to drone on the deaf ears......

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abcXXa XcaXa baabXb
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 6,5,6,
  • Closest metre: trochaic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: limerick
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 001001 010011011 0111000 11010010 10100010001 101101001100 110101001 100110100010 101110101100 11000110100010 111010100010101 1010001011110 1111011111101 11000101010010 101001101001 1001001001101101001 010111001111
  • Amount of stanzas: 3
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 260
  • Average number of words per stanza: 41
  • Amount of lines: 17
  • Average number of symbols per line: 45 (strings are more long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 7
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

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

  • summary of Manicured And Stretched Out Hands;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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