This is an analysis of the poem Red Jacket (From Aloft) that begins with:

Upon this scene, this show,
Yielded to-day by fashion, learning, wealth,... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: XXXabXbaX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 9,
  • Closest metre: trochaic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 010101 1001110101 1001011101010 10011101011101 111111111001 10010111010100101 01010110010010100 1100101 11010111
  • Amount of stanzas: 1
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 461
  • Average number of words per stanza: 78
  • Amount of lines: 9
  • Average number of symbols per line: 50 (strings are more long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 9
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

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

  • summary of Red Jacket (From Aloft);
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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