This is an analysis of the poem The Grown-Up that begins with:

All this stood upon her and was the world
and stood upon her with all its fear and grace...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abXab cddcXcX XXcX X
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 5,7,4,1,
  • Closest metre: iambic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: enclosed rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: blank verse
  • Metre: 1010101101 11010010111 11110111000 1101010101 11010010101 1101011110 0111010011 01000010101 0100101010010 10011100101 100010101010 01110101010 10010111011 100010101111 10010101110 011001101 01011010
  • Amount of stanzas: 4
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 179
  • Average number of words per stanza: 33
  • Amount of lines: 18
  • 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.

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

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

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

  • summary of The Grown-Up;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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