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

Someone across the crowded room says
'Radio Luxemburg'...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aXbcadaaXae dfaghghhicX cihXefXXXXXb
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 11,11,12,
  • Closest metre: trochaic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 110101011 10100 1011011 10111 0101 01101 0100101 11100111 10111010 11010 111101001 1101011 111000100 0110111010 1101010 1010101 10011010 01010 10101 1111001011110 011010101010 11101010 1101111001010 01111010 111010011 1111011111 1010000101010 110111010010 10110101 0101010010 111111 1111110 11111011101
  • Amount of stanzas: 4
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 277
  • Average number of words per stanza: 50
  • Amount of lines: 33
  • Average number of symbols per line: 33 (medium-length strings)
  • 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; you is repeated.

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

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

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