This is an analysis of the poem A Motion Towards Love that begins with:

It's got to stop!
All the hatred dropped....

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: ABBCD bdbefg ABBCD GEGG ABBCD GEGGH bagHXXHFBHFBHFBHFHFHF
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 5,6,5,4,5,5,21,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: rondeau rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 0101 10101 01 010 011 01011 101101 1010000 011010 1011010 10111 0101 10101 01 010 011 111111010 0110011 101011 1001011110 0101 10101 01 010 011 111111010 0110011 101011 1001011110 010 111 01011101 1011011110 010 1 0111100 01 00101001 0111100 01 00101001 0111100 01 00101001 0111100 01 0111100 01 0111100 01
  • Amount of stanzas: 8
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 144
  • Average number of words per stanza: 27
  • Amount of lines: 50
  • Average number of symbols per line: 22 (very short strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 4
  • 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 Motion Towards Love;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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