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

You are carried in a basket,
Like a carcase from the shambles,... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abac bXbX ddXd cXeX fbXaXefcf
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,4,4,4,9,
  • Closest metre: trochaic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: rima
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 11100010 10100010 00100011 11111010 11111111 11110010 10100010 11101110 11111110 00101010 10101111 10101010 1101110110 11111000 11101011 11101110 101111100 11101010 11101110 01100010 10101011 11111010 10100010 101010100
  • Amount of stanzas: 6
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 132
  • Average number of words per stanza: 24
  • Amount of lines: 24
  • Average number of symbols per line: 32 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 6
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

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

    The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same word and is repeated.

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

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

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