This is an analysis of the poem Through the Window that begins with:

I wait: some one will be knocked down
By any crazy car, at last,...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: Xaba XaXa cbcc X
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,4,4,1,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: ballad stanza
  • Metre: 11110011 11010111 01100001 0101011 10011111 01010011 010111010 11010101 100111001 111110010 11000101 110111010 0101110100101
  • Amount of stanzas: 4
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 125
  • Average number of words per stanza: 22
  • Amount of lines: 13
  • Average number of symbols per line: 38 (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; and, be are repeated.

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

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

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