This is an analysis of the poem Window Dressers that begins with:

More talk is heard,
From those desiring......

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abcdae fbffeedd faXXfe fX efeff gcXhai fbega eX hcjfje XjX eegiXX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 6,8,6,2,5,6,5,2,6,3,6,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: ballad stanza
  • Metre: 1101 010100 101010 01010101 01010 00101000 1001110100 011010 0100100111 111010101 11110101 1100100 1010101 00100010001101 111000110011 01010101 010011000 1011101 110000101101 111011001001001 1111001 01100011000 11 1011101100 010011010 01001010110 1101001010 11 10010100110 0111001 101110001 1110100010 1010101 11 101001011010 11001000100100 11011 1001110101 111011 101111100 1100 10110100 1011 111 111111001 100101110110 1 11010011 1111110111 01100011 11 01111 1111010101 1111101101000 1001010001
  • Amount of stanzas: 11
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 161
  • Average number of words per stanza: 27
  • Amount of lines: 55
  • Average number of symbols per line: 31 (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.

    The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same word i is repeated.

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

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

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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