This is an analysis of the poem Hot that begins with:

she was hot, she was so hot
I didn't want anybody else to have her,...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

The information we provided is prepared by means of a special computer program. Use the criteria sheet to understand greatest poems or improve your poetry analysis essay.

  • Rhyme scheme: abcadXaefgffcgXhhacafijkXdkebfcefaXfaedfia jaljll c XfccaXgab
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 42,6,1,9,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 1111111 110110001010 101101111 101111011 111 01101110 111100111 1010101 1110011101111 011101 011010111101 10111 1100111100 110011001 1010 0100100011 01000101101 11 1100 1011 1111100010 1011 100110100111111 01101 1001110010 110 111 01110101011 10010 01 110011110111100 11011110111010 110010 01010101 110110111100 10 11011001 11001011010 110 10110 111010010001 101010111101 1001 110011101 1111 11001 110011 101011 100 11011101010001 101101 111100 101100 010101101 11101010 1101011101 110001 10
  • Amount of stanzas: 3
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 580
  • Average number of words per stanza: 117
  • Amount of lines: 59
  • Average number of symbols per line: 29 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 6
  • Mood of the speaker:

    There are many three dots in the poem. Readers should think of the author's idea together with the pensive speaker.

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

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

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

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

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

More information about poems by Charles Bukowski