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
The information we provided is prepared by means of a special computer program. Use the criteria sheet to understand greatest poems or improve your poetry analysis essay.
- 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!
Pay attention: the program cannot take into account all the numerous nuances of poetic technique while analyzing. We make no warranties of any kind, express or implied, about the completeness, accuracy, reliability and suitability with respect to the information.
More information about poems by Maxwell Bodenheim
- Analysis of Turmoil In A Morgue
- Analysis of Twilight Pushes Down Your Eyes
- Analysis of Two Sonnets To My Wife