This is an analysis of the poem The Melbourne Cup that begins with:
I like the riders
Clad in rose and blue; ... full text
Elements of the verse: questions and answers
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- Rhyme scheme: abXbacXcXbXb
- Stanza lengths (in strings): 12,
- Closest metre: iambic trimeter
- Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
- Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
- Guessed form: unknown form
- Metre: 11010 10111 11010 11101 11010 10101 11110 10111 10011 10101 11010 10111
- Amount of stanzas: 1
- Average number of symbols per stanza: 267
- Average number of words per stanza: 46
- Amount of lines: 12
- Average number of symbols per line: 21 (very short strings)
- Average number of words per line: 4
Mood of the speaker:
The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.
If you write a school or university poetry essay, you should Include in your explanation of the poem:
- summary of The Melbourne Cup;
- central theme;
- idea of the verse;
- history of its creation;
- critical appreciation.
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