This is an analysis of the poem Further Instructions that begins with:

Come, my songs, let us express our baser passions.
Let us express our envy for the man with a steady job and no worry about the future. ...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aXabXX Xb cXX cXdcadcX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 6,2,3,8,
  • Closest metre: trochaic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 111110111010 110111010100101111001010 11101011 111010011 1101011101010111 11101011 11110011101000 101001011 1111111 1110111111111011 1001011001010 11101001 111101011110 10110111010 0101010 1011010110 001100101110010010 111111001 11101100100
  • Amount of stanzas: 4
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 218
  • Average number of words per stanza: 44
  • Amount of lines: 19
  • Average number of symbols per line: 45 (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; you, i are repeated.

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

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

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

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