Toward Accuracy by Bob Hicok: poem analysis

This is an analysis of the poem Toward Accuracy that begins with:

We’re high enough that what I call fog might be cloud.
Not Everest high, or Chomuolungma, “Mother Goddess...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abXacXXbdabdXXdcXXdXX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 21,
  • Closest metre: iambic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: blank verse
  • Metre: 010111111101 11001110001010 0010111111 110010011101 1000110111011 0111111110 010011110001 01010101011 0101111111 01001111011 010110100101 10010110101 11111011101 110101011 0001011001 01100101 011110111101 111101100010 10101100101 10011001100110 00100
  • Amount of stanzas: 1
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 968
  • Average number of words per stanza: 187
  • Amount of lines: 21
  • Average number of symbols per line: 45 (strings are more long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 9

  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; of, her, i, think, you, to are repeated.

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

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

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

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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