This is an analysis of the poem Ars Poetica? that begins with:

I have always aspired to a more spacious form
that would be free from the claims of poetry or prose...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abcb dedf Xfag bbhe icbg hgae iXgb eXbf ggXd
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,4,4,4,4,4,4,4,4,
  • Closest metre: trochaic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: shakespearean sonnet
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 111101001101 1101001010011 111110111001010 010110001100 00101001001010010 01011111011101 1111110010111 110011001 1110001010001010100 101010100011110110 010111101010 11101101100100110 1100011100010010 10110101110101 1111010100111 1110010011010 01110100101001 111111111010 111011111 01010100100 11011101101 10101111100 010101101 1101010110101010 11010100010100 111101111010110 101101100100 11000101100110 010010000011 1100000011110 1110101111001 101001101110 1010101101100 11010101010100 10010010110001 101011011111100
  • Amount of stanzas: 9
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 207
  • Average number of words per stanza: 39
  • Amount of lines: 36
  • Average number of symbols per line: 51 (strings are more long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 10
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; in, we, to, that, and are repeated.

    The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same word and is repeated.

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

  • summary of Ars Poetica?;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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