This is an analysis of the poem Possum Crossing that begins with:
Backing out the driveway
the car lights cast an eerie glow...
Elements of the verse: questions and answers
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- Rhyme scheme: XXab cdefaX cec cedb XXXbXefeX
- Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,6,3,4,9,
- Closest metre: iambic pentameter
- Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
- Сlosest stanza type: tercets
- Guessed form: blank verse
- Metre: 101011 01111101 00101100 11000111 10110101010101101 01001 11110110111110 11010110001 100010010001110 1000100101010110 11011010011010010 11010111111 1110 111001010101 10101001111 00101111 1101010 1111010001100101 1011011 10101001111010101 1000101001 11 01101010 001011110111 10001010001 11
- Amount of stanzas: 5
- Average number of symbols per stanza: 208
- Average number of words per stanza: 38
- Amount of lines: 26
- Average number of symbols per line: 39 (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 Possum Crossing;
- central theme;
- idea of the verse;
- history of its creation;
- critical appreciation.
Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!
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