This is an analysis of the poem The Entropy Of Pleasure that begins with:

By the time you walk up to the ocean
the wave has already disappeared,...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aXbX ccde feXbe Xeede XXfb aXce
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,4,5,5,4,4,
  • Closest metre: trochaic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: couplets
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 1011110010 011010101 111010101010 10101011011 10111011010 1100111010 01011100101100 1010011110 01111110101 1010101101 110010110 01100011001 11100101010 10011110010 01010101001 110111110101 1100011100 110100100110 11101011101 010001001010 111011111 101011011 111001001111 1101011 00100010010 1101011
  • Amount of stanzas: 6
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 180
  • Average number of words per stanza: 33
  • Amount of lines: 26
  • Average number of symbols per line: 41 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 8
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

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

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

  • summary of The Entropy Of Pleasure;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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