This is an analysis of the poem Patterns Followed On Aging Fabric that begins with:

Patterns followed on aging fabric,
Exposes those to show an intending to mend......

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abbXXXXcbd X XbdXaX XXbc
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 10,1,6,4,
  • Closest metre: trochaic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 101011010 010101101001 0110100010 11010011001 1010110011 00010011101100 001010101 11111011110 00110100110 101 11100100001001 1101 1101111001 00010001 111000101 010010010 1011110001 111011101101 1110 111001001010
  • Amount of stanzas: 5
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 152
  • Average number of words per stanza: 26
  • Amount of lines: 20
  • Average number of symbols per line: 37 (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 is repeated.

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

  • summary of Patterns Followed On Aging Fabric;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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