This is an analysis of the poem The Double-Bed Dream Gallows that begins with:

Driving through
hot brushy country ...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: XaXXXb XXbXXX XbaXX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 6,6,5,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 101 11010 0110 1101 10110 1101 11101 01010 0101 100010 001010 101 1100 11101 0110 111 01110
  • Amount of stanzas: 3
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 101
  • Average number of words per stanza: 19
  • Amount of lines: 19
  • Average number of symbols per line: 15 (very short strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 3
  • 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 The Double-Bed Dream Gallows;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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