This is an analysis of the poem April 19 that begins with:

We have too much exhibitionism
and not enough voyeurism...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: XabXcXXbdabXdXXdcddX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 20,
  • Closest metre: trochaic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 111110000 11011100 0100111001 110110110 11011111 1111101 001000101 11101100100 1111111 01001111101010 111100100 111100101 10110110101 101010101101 111010010111010 1101101010 1111101100 111101010 110101110 11010101100
  • Amount of stanzas: 1
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 728
  • Average number of words per stanza: 131
  • Amount of lines: 20
  • Average number of symbols per line: 35 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 7
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

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

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

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

  • summary of April 19;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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