This is an analysis of the poem Rolled Up Sleeves And Backbone that begins with:

The only wishes with wants craved,
To appetite the taste of them on a daily basis......

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abcdbaXebe ffabf cfaXdXbXaX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 10,5,10,
  • Closest metre: iambic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: couplets
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: heroic couplets
  • Metre: 01010011 01010100101010 000100111 1011010110100 010100101010100101 1010011010101010 00101001 110010100100 0100 10101011011 101100111 00101010100 11100101001 010100101011101 101010010010010 00110110001 010011001001 01001100101001 01101001001 01101111111 10101001001 11001010101 01001001010 10001111110 00101000100100100
  • Amount of stanzas: 3
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 377
  • Average number of words per stanza: 64
  • Amount of lines: 25
  • Average number of symbols per line: 44 (strings are more long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 8
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

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

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

  • summary of Rolled Up Sleeves And Backbone;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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