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

We stood in columns
like sheep before slaughter ...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abccaXXadcdXXaaXXXdbacdXaX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 26,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 11010 110110 1110 11001 010010 111001010 1111101 1101010000101 10101101 1010001 01111 0011110 10111101 111010011 010110 1001001010 11110 111011 101010101 0110100110 1101 1110011 10110 1011 11101 1011
  • Amount of stanzas: 1
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 735
  • Average number of words per stanza: 138
  • Amount of lines: 26
  • 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.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; we, of, and are repeated.

    The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same words we, and are repeated.

If you write a school or university poetry essay, you should Include in your explanation of the poem:

  • summary of Jogging;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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