This is an analysis of the poem Waving From Distances that begins with:
The poor are sure to get,
Their backs to pack more taxes....
Elements of the verse: questions and answers
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- Rhyme scheme: abaccXcdXbbdcc
- Stanza lengths (in strings): 14,
- Closest metre: trochaic tetrameter
- Сlosest rhyme: rima
- Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
- Guessed form: sonnet with trochaic tetrameter or irregular meter
- Metre: 011101 1101110 1011 01101010 111010 1111 110101010 101011 111010 1011110 100100 010101 100101 101100
- Amount of stanzas: 1
- Average number of symbols per stanza: 368
- Average number of words per stanza: 60
- Amount of lines: 14
- Average number of symbols per line: 25 (strings are less long than medium ones)
- Average number of words per line: 4
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.
If you write a school or university poetry essay, you should Include in your explanation of the poem:
- summary of Waving From Distances;
- central theme;
- idea of the verse;
- history of its creation;
- critical appreciation.
Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!
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