This is an analysis of the poem Sixty Four Cents Per Gallon that begins with:

Sixty four cents.
That's all they pay....

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abaXbXcdXac bbdcXccb
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 11,8,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: shakespearean sonnet
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 1011 1111 101111001 100101 1111 1010110 11010101 010010 1010100100 101 10100101 1111 01000100111001 111101101 1101111 11111 11011101 101110101 100101
  • Amount of stanzas: 2
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 276
  • Average number of words per stanza: 51
  • Amount of lines: 19
  • Average number of symbols per line: 28 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 5
  • 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.

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

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

  • summary of Sixty Four Cents Per Gallon;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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