This is an analysis of the poem American Gothic that begins with:
If we see better through tiny,
grim glasses, we like to wear ...
Elements of the verse: questions and answers
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- Rhyme scheme: XXabX XXcbXXac
- Stanza lengths (in strings): 5,8,
- Closest metre: trochaic tetrameter
- Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
- Сlosest stanza type: tercets
- Guessed form: unknown form
- Metre: 01110110 1101101 10110 110110 1010110 110110 1011001 1100011 011100 100010 100110010 10111010
- Amount of stanzas: 3
- Average number of symbols per stanza: 109
- Average number of words per stanza: 19
- Amount of lines: 12
- 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; of is repeated.
If you write a school or university poetry essay, you should Include in your explanation of the poem:
- summary of American Gothic;
- central theme;
- idea of the verse;
- history of its creation;
- critical appreciation.
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