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

One sister is leaving for Sweden.
Two sisters are arguing in the living room...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: Xabac dXXXe fbcagge eeXfbdfe
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 5,5,7,8,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 110010110 110110000101 10110110 110011 0101011 01011100 111111 101010 011111 0101011 1001100 0101101 00101110 1010011 101001 11101 10101 01101010 0101101 11010101 01001100 0110010 1000011 101101 0101101
  • Amount of stanzas: 4
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 173
  • Average number of words per stanza: 33
  • Amount of lines: 25
  • Average number of symbols per line: 27 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 5
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

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

    The poet repeated the same word day at the end of some neighboring stanzas. The poetic device is a kind of epiphora.

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

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

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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