This is an analysis of the poem Track-Workers that begins with:

The rails you carry cut into your hands,
Like the sharp lips of an unsought lover....

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abacaXcdeaceXfeXfbXfcda
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 23,
  • Closest metre: trochaic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: enclosed rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 0111010011 1011011010 11101001 11010101 10101110 1101010001 101011 110010111 1010101 11101001 0101111001 011111 11000110011 1111010010 1000101101 111010010 0100101 111010010110 101011101 1010101010 0010101010 10111011 10101010
  • Amount of stanzas: 1
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 845
  • Average number of words per stanza: 145
  • Amount of lines: 23
  • Average number of symbols per line: 36 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 6
  • 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 Track-Workers;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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