This is an analysis of the poem Poor Fellows that begins with:

What it takes on this planet,
to make love to each other in peace. ...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abbcXaXXXdeeceebbedXfbaf
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 24,
  • Closest metre: trochaic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: rima
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 1011010 011011001 10111011 1011010110 11100101011010 11011001 110100 11001 1110110011 11111011110 11111 1011001100101101001 1010010010 1111011011001 11100100111101001 100111101101 011111 1011 101101011001011 111111100100 101101 101111 11 10100
  • Amount of stanzas: 1
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 909
  • Average number of words per stanza: 158
  • Amount of lines: 24
  • Average number of symbols per line: 37 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 7
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; they is repeated.

    The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same word everyone is repeated.

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

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

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