This is an analysis of the poem 100,000 Pennies that begins with:

I broke into the bank on Sunday,
You should see the money I got....

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: Xaba accc dCEBF beCe dgdg feXeXdCEBF
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,4,5,4,4,10,
  • Closest metre: trochaic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: enclosed rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 110001111 11101011 110101111 00111101 1111010 110101 01101011011 110111 10 1101010101010 10101010101 11101110 11001011 11110010 101000011 1101010101010 10100010101 101111010 110110111 101111010 011111010101 1111111101 111010101 11010101010101 1010101001 10 1101010101010 10101010101 11101110 11001011
  • Amount of stanzas: 7
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 155
  • Average number of words per stanza: 30
  • Amount of lines: 30
  • Average number of symbols per line: 35 (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.

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

  • summary of 100,000 Pennies;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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