This is an analysis of the poem Your Catfish Friend that begins with:

If I were to live my life
in catfish forms...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: XaabcddXXXXeXeXbcXXeXX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 22,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 0100111 0111 01001110 1010001 110011 110 101110 100111 111101 01010 1110100 110101 110110 11110111 111110 1011 1100110 11 11101010 0111011 001011 0011110
  • Amount of stanzas: 1
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 569
  • Average number of words per stanza: 106
  • Amount of lines: 22
  • Average number of symbols per line: 25 (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.

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

  • summary of Your Catfish Friend;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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