This is an analysis of the poem Finished? that begins with:
the critics now have me
drinking champagne and...
Elements of the verse: questions and answers
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- Rhyme scheme: abXcdeaXXafadXef afXeXcbdfXffb
- Stanza lengths (in strings): 16,13,
- Closest metre: iambic trimeter
- Сlosest rhyme: enclosed rhyme
- Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
- Guessed form: unknown form
- Metre: 010111 10011 1001 1101000 1010 1010011 1010100011 010110 1101 1110 1 1101000 110 11110 1111 1 11 111011 1100110 11 110010 11110 11 101000 10011 1110100 101 11 1101
- Amount of stanzas: 2
- Average number of symbols per stanza: 272
- Average number of words per stanza: 52
- Amount of lines: 29
- Average number of symbols per line: 18 (very short strings)
- Average number of words per line: 4
Mood of the speaker:
The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.
The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; be is repeated.
The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same words and, or are repeated.
If you write a school or university poetry essay, you should Include in your explanation of the poem:
- summary of Finished?;
- central theme;
- idea of the verse;
- history of its creation;
- critical appreciation.
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