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

The whole chorus saying only one thing: look
at what goes, where we stand in the midst of it:...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: XabbXXaXcXXca
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 13,
  • Closest metre: iambic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: blank verse
  • Metre: 01101010111 11111100100 10100010110 0011101010 11011101101 01011000101 1100101101 100101111001 010111101011 01101000101 0101011110 11110111 01010101000111
  • Amount of stanzas: 1
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 614
  • Average number of words per stanza: 114
  • Amount of lines: 13
  • Average number of symbols per line: 46 (strings are more long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 9
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

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

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

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

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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