This is an analysis of the poem Safety-Clutch that begins with:

Once I seen a human ruin
In a elevator-well.... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abXb XcXX dcdX aeae XXXX fgfg fbXb XbXb bgbg ffff ghgh hihi hjhj
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,4,4,4,4,4,4,4,4,4,4,4,4,
  • Closest metre: trochaic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 11101010 0010101 10101100 1011111 11110000 1010101 11001100 1110111 11101010 1010111 11101010 10001110 11101010 0010111 10101010 10100111 11111000 1110101 11101100 11011101 10100010 1010101 11101010 0100001 10100010 1110111 10111110 0110101 10101000 0010001 10101000 1010101 10100010 1010101 10101010 1110101 11101010 1010101 00101010 0010001 1101010 1010101 10111110 1010101 10101011 1110101 11111011 1010001 11101111 1110111 10001010 1011101
  • Amount of stanzas: 13
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 133
  • Average number of words per stanza: 21
  • Amount of lines: 52
  • Average number of symbols per line: 33 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 5
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

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

  • summary of Safety-Clutch;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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