This is an analysis of the poem Mutually Understood that begins with:

If you come with game,
I have been trained to hunt....

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: Xaabcd EAFCG Xaadbba aXffdcbf X afbXg X Xab bX eb aEAFCGX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 6,5,7,8,1,5,1,3,2,2,7,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: rondeau rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 01101 110101 1111101 01110010 011101 0010011 11101101 001011 11101 10001 0111 0101110001 011101001101 000100011001 11110110 0011110101000 110010101010 11001110101 01110100010 01111001010010 010100101 100111111011 11010100100110 1001000101 1111010011 01010010111010 11100 1111 1111111111 110101101 01011111 0010010100111 1100010011101 11 111101110001 011 10111011 111101 1001 11010101011 11 11101101 001011 11101 10001 0111 10
  • Amount of stanzas: 11
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 137
  • Average number of words per stanza: 26
  • Amount of lines: 47
  • Average number of symbols per line: 31 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 6
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

  • 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 Mutually Understood;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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