This is an analysis of the poem Put Out To Graze In The Pasture that begins with:

Hey
The only thing you can truly say...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aabcdX cebff cdXcdcbecdeXX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 6,5,13,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: shakespearean sonnet
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 1 010111101 011101001 11111 11011 11111010 1100010 010101010 1111110 110111101 10101 110101 1100 1011010010 11011101 1101 111011110 110 1 01 010110111010 111010010 1110 111
  • Amount of stanzas: 3
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 211
  • Average number of words per stanza: 40
  • Amount of lines: 24
  • Average number of symbols per line: 26 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 5
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; you is repeated.

    The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same word and is repeated.

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

  • summary of Put Out To Graze In The Pasture;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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