This is an analysis of the poem Veterans Of The Blues that begins with:

They've got skills.
And they talk about this, ...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abbccbcdaX AeafbXXf Acgedd bddahhcag
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 10,8,6,9,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: couplets
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 111 111010 010101 1110101010 00101010 10010011 011101010 010010101 100011 1110101 100001 1011 1100111 101 010110 0101010 1000100 1010011111 100001 100101010 10111 11010 11111 010010111 1110011 101000101111 1011 11100101101 1011101 10100101 11001011010 01011001 1101
  • Amount of stanzas: 4
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 242
  • Average number of words per stanza: 40
  • Amount of lines: 33
  • Average number of symbols per line: 29 (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; of, they, to are repeated.

    The author used the same word veterans at the beginnings of some neighboring stanzas. The figure of speech is a kind of anaphora.

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

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

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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