This is an analysis of the poem Beasts Of Burden that begins with:

When from the baby's hand they took,
With a large gentleness....

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: Xabacc Xdedbb Xdddaa bfXfdd ebXbee
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 6,6,6,6,6,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: ballad stanza
  • Metre: 10010111 001100 011100111 1111001 111110101 111101 11111011 110101 110011010 110101 0101010101 110101 10010011 110101 11110011 110101 1111111111 001101 11110011 110101 1111001111 1101011 0111001101 110001 11000101 100101 01011101 111101 10010101110 01001010
  • Amount of stanzas: 5
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 201
  • Average number of words per stanza: 37
  • Amount of lines: 30
  • Average number of symbols per line: 33 (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; no is repeated.

    The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same word no is repeated.

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

  • summary of Beasts Of Burden;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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