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

To K. Vanshenkin
Our railway car was like a gypsy camp....

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: X abcdXaedcdfghXicidcXXbjXefeekghffdXXjfceXlgXffclhhjXbfccXggkejbfgffdg Xk
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 1,69,2,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 01100 1111110101 1010101 0111101 101011 1001111010 01111101 010101101 100111 100110101 1101100110 101101001 1 10010 111011 101010 11 101010 110101 1011 1010110 0111 001101 1100 1100101010 111 0111 11011 111 1111011 0111110 11010 0111 1111110 0111010101 10 11101101 1011010101 11001111 1111101 110001 10111 111 1001001 10101 0010 1011 111011 110011001 111001010 11011100010 1011110 11010111 1110011 110111010 110011101101 11 00101 11110101 111 10011 0101011 100100101100 11100001 101101 0100111 1111 01011011100 11010101 111111 1 01011011
  • Amount of stanzas: 3
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 702
  • Average number of words per stanza: 118
  • Amount of lines: 73
  • Average number of symbols per line: 28 (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; to, them are repeated.

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

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

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

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