This is an analysis of the poem Much More Work To Do that begins with:
Why are those chickens running around,
And their heads have been cut off? ...
Elements of the verse: questions and answers
The information we provided is prepared by means of a special computer program. Use the criteria sheet to understand greatest poems or improve your poetry analysis essay.
- Rhyme scheme: aX bXXXb c cbXacddXbb d XdXabXdaad acXcX X
- Stanza lengths (in strings): 2,5,1,10,1,10,5,1,
- Closest metre: iambic trimeter
- Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
- Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
- Guessed form: unknown form
- Metre: 111101001 1111011 10010111110 1011001110100 1101101 01100 1100101 11110111 11 111 11010101 101001 011110111 101101011 111110 1110111 11 11 10111111 1 10100011011 110010 111 11101110 11101 1111011 1111001 100100001 001 1 111011 1010010 011101 1001111 111
- Amount of stanzas: 8
- Average number of symbols per stanza: 125
- Average number of words per stanza: 23
- Amount of lines: 35
- Average number of symbols per line: 28 (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.
The speaker asks many questions. Perhaps, he or she is in confusion.
The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; been, you are repeated.
The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same word no is repeated.
There is a poetic device epiphora at the end of some neighboring lines know is repeated).
If you write a school or university poetry essay, you should Include in your explanation of the poem:
- summary of Much More Work To Do;
- central theme;
- idea of the verse;
- history of its creation;
- critical appreciation.
Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!
Pay attention: the program cannot take into account all the numerous nuances of poetic technique while analyzing. We make no warranties of any kind, express or implied, about the completeness, accuracy, reliability and suitability with respect to the information.
More information about poems by Lawrence S. Pertillar
- Analysis of When You Are Done Feeding Yourself On Lies
- Analysis of Innuendo, Gossip 'And' Lies!
- Analysis of With Anticipation Growing As Those Holidays Approach
