This is an analysis of the poem The Buyers that begins with:

Father drank himself to death,--
Quite enjoyed it....

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: ababcbcX XdXdebeX fgfgcbcX fefehbhhb
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 8,8,8,9,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: rima
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 1010101 1010 1010101 1010 1110011 1010 1110111 1111 1010101 1010 1011101 1010 1110100 1110 1000100 1111 1010101 1010 1010101 1010 1010111 1110 1010101 1111 1010111 1010 1110101 1010 1110011 1110 1010101 1010101 1110
  • Amount of stanzas: 4
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 236
  • Average number of words per stanza: 37
  • Amount of lines: 33
  • Average number of symbols per line: 28 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 4
  • 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 Buyers;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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