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

From out her shabby rain-coat pocket
The little Jew girl in the train...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: ababcc ababcc cXcbcc dedecc ffff dX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 6,6,6,6,4,2,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: ballad stanza
  • Metre: 010101110 01011001 010101010 01000101 1011101011 100111111 101010101 11010001 11001111 11011101 11010001 11111111 101110101 11110100 1111111 11110101 11011111 11100111 100111101 01010101 11011111 11010111 01110101 11010101 101111111 11011101 11111101 11111101 101110101 0101010010
  • Amount of stanzas: 6
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 185
  • Average number of words per stanza: 34
  • Amount of lines: 30
  • Average number of symbols per line: 36 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 7
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

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

    The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same words i, my are repeated.

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

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

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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