This is an analysis of the poem Two Pistols that begins with:

You complain about doing things,
My way....

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abbcd effagh idXdh ghgXXXeihg bagf gffgeh gghaAhc XeA e XgXd
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 5,6,5,10,4,6,7,3,1,4,
  • Closest metre: trochaic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: enclosed rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 10101101 11 1111 0101010 11100101 1110101 10100010 11010100110 010111000 101110010 010111010100 1101110 1110010 1 110 1010100010 1 10100101000101 111010 0000010 110010 10110010001110 1101 1111110 1111 11001 1101 010110010101 100101 1110011010 100100100101 1011010 111111010 10100110 10101 010000101000101 1 111 10101010 011100 1010 1101100 0011101 0010100101 01 1010 1 100111011 0011010011110 100
  • Amount of stanzas: 11
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 123
  • Average number of words per stanza: 22
  • Amount of lines: 50
  • Average number of symbols per line: 26 (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; to is repeated.

    There is a poetic device epiphora at the end of some neighboring lines way, duel are repeated).

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

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

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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