This is an analysis of the poem Telling Our Stories that begins with:

the fox came every evening to my door
asking for nothing. my fear...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aabX ccX bcX XXXX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,3,3,4,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: sonnet with iambic tetrameter or irregular meter
  • Metre: 01110010011 1011011 1101100010 11111010 1111101 111101101 1101 0110010010 11001011 0100101001 11111011 0100111100 01010000101 010010111
  • Amount of stanzas: 4
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 122
  • Average number of words per stanza: 24
  • Amount of lines: 14
  • Average number of symbols per line: 34 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 7
  • 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 Telling Our Stories;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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