This is an analysis of the poem Those Joneses Next Door that begins with:

The only freedom one has,
That brings to them true happiness......

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abcddcaXaXcbaXa X e X eb dbX Xae
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 15,1,1,1,2,3,3,
  • Closest metre: trochaic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 0101011 11001100 101010101010 0010001010111 00101111101 010101010110101 1011100100 011011101000 0100101100100 111011 010111111001 111111101001 01010101010010 001011101100110 0010110101001101 11100111111000 1 1101111111000 1 1111010011010 111 100100 01111101010 11 1011100010 01010101
  • Amount of stanzas: 7
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 146
  • Average number of words per stanza: 25
  • Amount of lines: 26
  • Average number of symbols per line: 38 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 7
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; to is repeated.

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

  • summary of Those Joneses Next Door;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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