Robinson by Weldon Kees: poem analysis

This is an analysis of the poem Robinson that begins with:

The dog stops barking after Robinson has gone.
His act is over. The world is a gray world,...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aXXX XbX XXca bcc ac aXX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,3,4,3,2,3,
  • Closest metre: iambic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: blank verse
  • Metre: 011101010011 01010010011 1011001111001010 01111101 01001011001 0110110101 10001010101000 101001110 11010101010011 110100000101 11101010010 01000111 011100111001001 110110010001 11011010100 1001011101 1111010001 11011001000 111100111101
  • Amount of stanzas: 6
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 144
  • Average number of words per stanza: 26
  • Amount of lines: 19
  • Average number of symbols per line: 45 (strings are more long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 8

  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; in, robinson are repeated.

    The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same words the, outside are repeated.

    The author used the same word the at the beginnings of some neighboring stanzas. The figure of speech is a kind of anaphora.

    The poet repeated the same word here 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 Robinson;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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