This is an analysis of the poem Worker Bees that begins with:

When the worker bees,
Leave their nests......

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: AXbb Abcc BBaX BBad Dedea DXaaAdcAaXc
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,4,4,4,5,11,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: couplets
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 10101 111 101 101 10101 101 101 11001 11101 01111 0010101 01010 11101 01111 01010 0110010 1011101 10111010 1011101 0111001 111111 1011101 11010 0101101 1 110 1111101 01 110 11111 101101 1001
  • Amount of stanzas: 6
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 122
  • Average number of words per stanza: 21
  • Amount of lines: 32
  • Average number of symbols per line: 22 (very short strings)
  • 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 Worker Bees;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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