This is an analysis of the poem The Harleys that begins with:

Blats booted to blatant
dubbing the avenue dire...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: XXXXa XbcdbXdbabc
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 5,11,
  • Closest metre: trochaic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: rondeau
  • Metre: 110010 10010110 0100110 10011010 0111001 10101110 110110 101010101 1011001 101110 11011010 0100110100 110011011 011100101 1001010
  • Amount of stanzas: 3
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 159
  • Average number of words per stanza: 26
  • Amount of lines: 15
  • 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:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; and is repeated.

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

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

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