This is an analysis of the poem Straw Hat that begins with:

In the city, under the saw-toothed leaves of an oak
overlooking the tracks, he sits out...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: XabXcde fXaXab Xdcgfgdcaddeda
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 7,6,14,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: shakespearean sonnet
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 0010100111011 101001111 011001110 0111001 11101111 110101101 0111010 1101101010 11001001011 111110011 1110111101 110011001 111100110 010101100110 0111 00101101 10011 110110 01100101 1010100 01010 100001 01001111 11001 110111010 1111111 101
  • Amount of stanzas: 3
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 289
  • Average number of words per stanza: 57
  • Amount of lines: 27
  • Average number of symbols per line: 31 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 6
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

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

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

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

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

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