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

They are white planets in a galaxy, these wheels
of cheese—before the fungi knobble the skin, cobble ...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abbaXXccaXcXcb
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 14,
  • Closest metre: trochaic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: limerick
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: sonnet with trochaic pentameter or irregular meter
  • Metre: 111100010011 010101010110 10100011001 101001101011 111000111 110100101 1101001101 01010110 111111 1011111 01101101 1001110101010 101010110011 1010100011
  • Amount of stanzas: 1
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 617
  • Average number of words per stanza: 109
  • Amount of lines: 14
  • Average number of symbols per line: 43 (strings are more long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 8
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

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

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

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

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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