This is an analysis of the poem Old Claims that begins with:

They can make the same old claims,
All they want......

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: ABCDDABD eDDDdaD bXbbeDDDD fcfbDb cadCDX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 8,7,9,6,6,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: couplets
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 1110111 111 101 0101 11 1110111 111 10110101 1011110001 10110101 1101110000001 10110001 1 11011001111 1110001 1110111111 111101 1101 1011100111111 11011110001 1101110000001 10110001 11 1110001 11101101101 101100100101 1101011101101 0010111101001 11 011111001111 11 10101010111 010100010101 101 0101 0010100110
  • Amount of stanzas: 5
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 239
  • Average number of words per stanza: 43
  • Amount of lines: 36
  • Average number of symbols per line: 32 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 6
  • 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.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; to, be are repeated.

    The poet repeated the same word unchanged 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 Old Claims;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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