This is an analysis of the poem Peering Through Windows that begins with:

This has nothing to do with that,
We are told....

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abca XcXXX cbXa
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,5,4,
  • Closest metre: trochaic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: enclosed rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 01100101 111 100 10011 1110010011 111100101100 101011011 11011 1010110 1101100110 010011100010101 1100100 1111010110
  • Amount of stanzas: 3
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 144
  • Average number of words per stanza: 27
  • Amount of lines: 13
  • Average number of symbols per line: 33 (medium-length strings)
  • 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 Peering Through Windows;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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