This is an analysis of the poem Saturdays that begins with:

Saturdays,
Are not......

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aBbcBdef aBcbDegd HDIBJB HDIBJB aBcbDafXXagcabBh
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 8,8,6,6,16,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: enclosed rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 100 11 1 1010 11 111101 0101 1001001 11100 11 11010 111 10101 011 01 110101 1011101111 001010101 111 1101 1001011001 11001110101 1011101111 001010101 111 1101 1001011001 11001110101 1100 11 11110 111 10101 0111 01 1001010 11101100 01 10110 11000 01 11 010
  • Amount of stanzas: 6
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 159
  • Average number of words per stanza: 28
  • Amount of lines: 44
  • Average number of symbols per line: 21 (very short strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 4
  • 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.

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  • summary of Saturdays;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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