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

I'm up against it day by day,
My ignorance is distressing;...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: ababcdcdee fgfghbhbXa dbdbiXiXjj
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 10,10,10,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: rima
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 01010111 11000010 01111101 0100010 11110111 1101010 11010111 1111010 10100101 010011111 11110101 1111111 11010111 1101111 01000111 1101010 11010111 0101110 01110101 11011111 11010001 0101010 11010101 0101010 11010101 1101110 11111111 0101110 11110111 11010101
  • Amount of stanzas: 3
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 318
  • Average number of words per stanza: 61
  • Amount of lines: 30
  • Average number of symbols per line: 31 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 6
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

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

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

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

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

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