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

we find it
and photograph it...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aa aa XXX XX Xa XX X
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 2,2,3,2,2,2,1,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: sonnet with iambic trimeter or irregular meter
  • Metre: 110 11010 100101 110100 1001 11001 011 10 11101 1110010 11 1110 11 111101
  • Amount of stanzas: 7
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 32
  • Average number of words per stanza: 7
  • Amount of lines: 14
  • Average number of symbols per line: 16 (very short strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 4
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

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

    The author used the same word as at the beginnings of some neighboring stanzas. The figure of speech is a kind of anaphora.

    There is a poetic device epiphora at the end of some neighboring lines it is repeated).

    The poet repeated the same word it at the end of some neighboring stanzas. The poetic device is a kind of epiphora.

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

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

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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