This is an analysis of the poem The Doctor Of The Heart that begins with:

Take away your knowledge, Doktor.
It doesn't butter me up....

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: Xa Xb ac bb dd eX cf fg bb Xc Xh Xi bc bX bi Xh eXXgd
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 2,2,2,2,2,2,2,2,2,2,2,2,2,2,2,2,5,
  • Closest metre: trochaic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: couplets
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 10111010 0101011 11110110 1101101 100110101 101101010 10111011 1010101001 1011001 1010110111 11011011111 11010111110 10101011 111101000010 1101011111 01110101 101110111 11101001 11011101010 11110110101 101110100100 1111001001011 101110101 1111011110101 011001111 111001011010 11011011 1001111011 1101111 110101 111011 111100101 001110 11011101 0111100 11101
  • Amount of stanzas: 18
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 68
  • Average number of words per stanza: 14
  • Amount of lines: 36
  • Average number of symbols per line: 34 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 7
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

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

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

    The author used the same words you, take at the beginnings of some neighboring stanzas. The figure of speech is a kind of anaphora.

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

  • summary of The Doctor Of The Heart;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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