This is an analysis of the poem Towards The Imminent Days (Section 4) that begins with:

In my aunt's house, the milk jug's beaded crochet cover
tickles the ear. We've eaten boiled things with butter. ...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aaXXbXcd eddc cfcc Xgec cdfg eXbX Xg
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 8,4,4,4,4,4,2,
  • Closest metre: iambic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: blank verse
  • Metre: 0111011100110 100111011010 111100100101 010011101101 0101110100101 1110100011001 100100111010 00101011001011 11101011011010 11011001001101 010111011101 1010100101010 01011001011101 1101001001011 101001011111 0101101010100 1111100111000 0001001001001 10101100010010 010110100101 110100101010 110111111001 010101110110 110101010010 1100101111001 111010010011 011101101101 010010010100100 0100010
  • Amount of stanzas: 7
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 216
  • Average number of words per stanza: 37
  • Amount of lines: 30
  • Average number of symbols per line: 50 (strings are more long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 9
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; in, of are repeated.

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

  • summary of Towards The Imminent Days (Section 4);
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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