This is an analysis of the poem Kin that begins with:

FOR BAILEY
We were entwined in red rings ...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: a bXXbcXbXd bedX ecf ghbbh fXafdbgf
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 1,9,4,3,5,8,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: rima
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 110 1001011 01110001 0111 011010101 01010101 1110111 10001010 0101110 11110 1110110 00101010 100110 111101 110110 0010101 011101 100101010 101111 0110 10100011 0100010 1101 11010 10010110 11011 1101010 01011101 10100100 110111
  • Amount of stanzas: 6
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 138
  • Average number of words per stanza: 23
  • Amount of lines: 30
  • Average number of symbols per line: 27 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 5
  • 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 Kin;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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