This is an analysis of the poem Push And Pull that begins with:

It is hard to keep it clean,
When you push and pull....

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: ABABCBDB cBXBbBbB XXcc ABABCBDBXBBBB
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 8,8,4,13,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: enclosed rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 0010101 11111 110101101 11111 11010110111 11111 11111011101 11111 1111110110001 11111 1111010110111 11111 111101010101 11111 1111010110110101 11111 11010 1110111010 1 1011 0010101 11111 110101101 11111 11010110111 11111 11111011101 11111 1111 11111 1111 11111
  • Amount of stanzas: 5
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 203
  • Average number of words per stanza: 40
  • Amount of lines: 32
  • 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; when, and, you, push are repeated.

    The poet repeated the same word pull 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 Push And Pull;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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