This is an analysis of the poem A 'supreme' Invention Meant that begins with:

Release them from their inbred madness!
Black and white stagnation, ...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abbXcc dadefe fafgXfdg dcXccXcffXXa
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 6,6,8,12,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: rima
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 010011110 111010 10101010 10101110 01000101 01000101 01001101 1010 111011010110 01001111110100 10110100 010010100 01001001010100 01010010 0010100 010011101001 11100010100 1110011 111001 101011001001 11011 00101 1001101000 0100001 101000101 11101010 1011111 10111 110101011 0111000 010001101 0100100
  • Amount of stanzas: 4
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 269
  • Average number of words per stanza: 40
  • Amount of lines: 32
  • Average number of symbols per line: 33 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 5
  • Mood of the speaker:

    There are many exclamation marks in the poem. The speaker is excited. He or she has strong feelings on the subject that is described in the poem.

    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.

    The author used the same word release at the beginnings of some neighboring stanzas. The figure of speech is a kind of anaphora.

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

  • summary of A 'supreme' Invention Meant;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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