This is an analysis of the poem The Upkeep Of Images that begins with:

Approaching a broken fence,
With a brush and a can of paint......

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: ababXcX dXeeXeX bfcccafdX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 7,7,9,
  • Closest metre: trochaic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 0100101 00110101 010010010 001101000 10100010 011010010 10110011000 110 10001011010 00100010 10101100001 1011010101 00101010011 0010001000100 1111 1011101011 11110 10110100 11100100 0011101100 11110101 01010 00100110100
  • Amount of stanzas: 3
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 254
  • Average number of words per stanza: 45
  • Amount of lines: 23
  • Average number of symbols per line: 32 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 6
  • 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; be is repeated.

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

  • summary of The Upkeep Of Images;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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