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

When young I was a Socialist
Despite my tender years;...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: ababbcbc dcdceceX aeaefefX gagaacac
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 8,8,8,8,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: shakespearean sonnet
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 11110100 011100 1111101 010101 11001011 110101 01011101 1101 11111011 110001 11011111 010111 01000101 101111 11111101 1111 011111001 010101 10110111 010101 11010001 111101 11111111 1110 01111111 010101 11011101 010001 11110101 011111 01010111 0101
  • Amount of stanzas: 4
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 264
  • Average number of words per stanza: 44
  • Amount of lines: 32
  • Average number of symbols per line: 32 (medium-length strings)
  • 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; of is repeated.

    The poet repeated the same word ' at the end of some neighboring stanzas. The poetic device is a kind of epiphora.

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

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

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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