This is an analysis of the poem Thoroughbred that begins with:

That steep hill you climb...
With that backpack on your back, ...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aXbcXdefca ghgfbhehdhe gXghbbbgXc hddgbdXe
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 10,11,10,8,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: shakespearean sonnet
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 11111 0111111 11111 1101111 101111 101001 1001011 10010 11011 11101011 010011110 1110101 011100101 1110 111 1011101 0110101101 1110 11100 10111001 0111001 1010101011 0001000 110010 101111101 1101010001 110 101110001 0001111001 0100010 1110101111 10101010 111111 100101 101101 10011 11010110 010011111 01001101010
  • Amount of stanzas: 4
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 304
  • Average number of words per stanza: 52
  • Amount of lines: 39
  • Average number of symbols per line: 30 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 5
  • 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; that is repeated.

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

  • summary of Thoroughbred;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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