This is an analysis of the poem I Burst Into Laughter that begins with:

I burst into laughter
whenever I hear...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aba cXbXd dXeXXfe edXc XfXf
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 3,5,7,4,4,
  • Closest metre: trochaic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: enclosed rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 110010 01011 101010010 0101001 1011001001010 1011101 0010010 111010010 01000101 101110 1101010110 111101100 111110110 111101010101 1010 10011010010 1110010101 1101010101 10010111 1101101101 11011101 11010111 11101000101
  • Amount of stanzas: 5
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 153
  • Average number of words per stanza: 27
  • Amount of lines: 23
  • Average number of symbols per line: 32 (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; to, and are repeated.

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

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

  • summary of I Burst Into Laughter;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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