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

a girlfriend came in
built me a bed...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abcdXeXcbcaXeefaaedafXXXXeXX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 28,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 01110 1101 1110101 101 100 1010 010 10111 111111 11 1 11011 01011101010 1010 10111010 1011101 111010010 0010 111010110111 1110110110 010 001111011010 11101010100 11111 111 111 11010 11
  • Amount of stanzas: 1
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 666
  • Average number of words per stanza: 131
  • Amount of lines: 28
  • Average number of symbols per line: 23 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 5
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; and, fixed, i, to are repeated.

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

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

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

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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