Out Of Superstition by Boris Pasternak: poem analysis

This is an analysis of the poem Out Of Superstition that begins with:

A box of glazed sour fruit compact,
My narrow room. ...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: XaXa Xbbb XXXc dXcX adXd
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,4,4,4,4,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 010110110 1101 11010101 0101 0101101010 1111 01110101 0101 110111110 0101 1100101010 111100 11111101 1101 01010101 0110 11011111 00101 11111001 110101
  • Amount of stanzas: 5
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 110
  • Average number of words per stanza: 21
  • Amount of lines: 20
  • 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:

    There are many exclamation marks in the poem. The speaker is excited. He or she has strong feelings on the subject that is described in the poem.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; my is repeated.

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

    There is a poetic device epiphora at the end of some neighboring lines door is repeated).

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

  • summary of Out Of Superstition;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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