This is an analysis of the poem A Dependency Upon A Kept Routine that begins with:

Perhaps it's a dependency,
Upon a kept routine wanted to stay......

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abcXdefd gbhb gccaiiiX fehe gXfgcbee
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 8,4,8,4,8,
  • Closest metre: trochaic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: shakespearean sonnet
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 01000100 0101011001 001100110 1111001010 0100011010 101011 001000001010 110110101 1100101101 00011101 11111 111010111000 1011010 01001011 0111011111 110010010110 1011011 1001011 011011 111001 111010 010101011001 1001010010 11010111101 1010111010100 0010110111010 110100001 1111110 1110110010011 100101011100 001001 10111010100101
  • Amount of stanzas: 5
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 248
  • Average number of words per stanza: 44
  • Amount of lines: 32
  • Average number of symbols per line: 38 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 7
  • Mood of the speaker:

    There are many three dots in the poem. Readers should think of the author's idea together with the pensive speaker.

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

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

  • summary of A Dependency Upon A Kept Routine;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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