This is an analysis of the poem An Illusion that begins with:
She was saying mad things:
'To hell with the world!...
Elements of the verse: questions and answers
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- Rhyme scheme: XaXXbbcXXa XcXabcX
- Stanza lengths (in strings): 10,7,
- Closest metre: iambic trimeter
- Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
- Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
- Guessed form: unknown form
- Metre: 111011 11001 1011111 110111 101111 1110101 01101010 1011100 100111 1011 111101 10001 01010001 1001101 0111 0101001 10010
- Amount of stanzas: 2
- Average number of symbols per stanza: 230
- Average number of words per stanza: 43
- Amount of lines: 17
- Average number of symbols per line: 26 (strings are less long than medium ones)
- Average number of words per line: 5
Mood of the speaker:
There are many exclamation marks in the poem. The speaker is excited. He or she has strong feelings on the subject that is described in the poem.
The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; her is repeated.
If you write a school or university poetry essay, you should Include in your explanation of the poem:
- summary of An Illusion;
- central theme;
- idea of the verse;
- history of its creation;
- critical appreciation.
Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!
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