This is an analysis of the poem They Could Find No Match that begins with:

There they were sitting,
Like hens in a den....

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: XabbX XXXbXc bXXacXb
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 5,6,7,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 11010 11001 10101001 11011 1110101 01001010 1101 111101 10011010 111101 11100101100 110010001 11001010 0100001001 01001001 11100101 01011111 10111000001
  • Amount of stanzas: 3
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 195
  • Average number of words per stanza: 33
  • Amount of lines: 18
  • Average number of symbols per line: 32 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 6
  • Mood of the speaker:

    There are many exclamation marks in the poem. The speaker is excited. He or she has strong feelings on the subject that is described in the poem.

    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; with, of are repeated.

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

  • summary of They Could Find No Match;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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