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

The man that is open of heart to his neighbour,
And stops to consider his likes and dislikes,... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: XaXabcbc dedebfbf
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 8,8,
  • Closest metre: iambic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: rima
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: blank verse
  • Metre: 011010010010 11001001101 011010110011 01100111011 010010110011 111101101001 111110110111 01011111011 1110100101010 101101101001 111110111110 101011101001 011010110011 01101011001 011011011111 101011111101
  • Amount of stanzas: 2
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 405
  • Average number of words per stanza: 77
  • Amount of lines: 16
  • Average number of symbols per line: 50 (strings are more long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 10
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; his, and, him are repeated.

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

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

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

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