This is an analysis of the poem The Horse's Mouth that begins with:
You've learned something,
That had not been part of gossip....
Elements of the verse: questions and answers
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- Rhyme scheme: ABCDEFEgC aBcheXdd XadXXdd cchg ABCDEFEgCXcc
- Stanza lengths (in strings): 9,8,7,4,12,
- Closest metre: iambic trimeter
- Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
- Сlosest stanza type: tercets
- Guessed form: unknown form
- Metre: 1110 11101010 110110 101010010 111001 101111 11110001 111101 10 11110 11101010 1110110 0111001 11001 110101 111011001 1101001110 111111101 01011001010 1110101100100 111010 10101 10110 1011 111 01 1110101 0101101 1110 11101010 110110 101010010 111001 101111 11110001 111101 10 01010010 1001101
- Amount of stanzas: 6
- Average number of symbols per stanza: 187
- Average number of words per stanza: 31
- Amount of lines: 39
- 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; they is repeated.
The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same word they is repeated.
If you write a school or university poetry essay, you should Include in your explanation of the poem:
- summary of The Horse's Mouth;
- central theme;
- idea of the verse;
- history of its creation;
- critical appreciation.
Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!
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More information about poems by Lawrence S. Pertillar
- Analysis of No Interest
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- Analysis of They Are Not Saddened Enough
