This is an analysis of the poem Mud that begins with:

Mud is Beauty in the making,
Mud is melody awaking;...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aXXbbbcc aaddXXee ffgggXcc
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 8,8,8,
  • Closest metre: trochaic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: rima
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 10100010 10100100 1010100 1010111 1010101 1000101 1000101 1110101 10110010 10100010 1000101 10111001 1010111 1010101 1010101 10101010 0011101 1010101 1110001 1010111 11111001 1010100 1011101 1110101
  • Amount of stanzas: 3
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 227
  • Average number of words per stanza: 38
  • Amount of lines: 24
  • Average number of symbols per line: 28 (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 Mud;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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