This is an analysis of the poem Stuck In Between Floors that begins with:

An elevator stuck in between floors,
Will stay where it is....

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aabbcdce XaacdXbf fX bX XX X eXXX X X
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 8,8,2,2,2,1,4,1,1,
  • Closest metre: trochaic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 1101010011 01100 01001 111110100 10100100010 1111001 001000110010 01011010 110 011001111101 1110011 10100010 1101010010 0011101 01001011 01110101011 1111001010100 011 1110 11111 101110101101010 10110001011110 11101 1111 11110111 100 100100110 11011 11101
  • Amount of stanzas: 9
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 97
  • Average number of words per stanza: 18
  • Amount of lines: 29
  • Average number of symbols per line: 29 (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; it, as, to are repeated.

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

  • summary of Stuck In Between Floors;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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