This is an analysis of the poem Absorbed In The Flow Of Dust that begins with:

There is always that one verse,
That captivates to be remembered first....

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abcdX edfXXebe abadedX XGb XahXIeeedbcX Xfbj XecXXaeaXck kaajgdbGXbbhIdb
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 5,8,7,3,12,4,11,15,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: enclosed rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 1011111 1101000101 101001 01010110 0110111001 1010011010001 101011010 110010101010 00101100 100101010 0110110010 111011 1010101010 111 110 0110100101 1010101101 1101000111 01010101010 110111000 100 11 01110 100 11010 110 10000101 11 1011 11011101 0110001 11010101010 1010011 0101 0101011 1 1 111 1010010 10 1 1110101 10001 001011100110 010001010 01110 1100101 10010 110110101 1100 110100 1 01 10010 11 11011 0010111101001 11 100001010 111 01 10101010110 11 1101001 11101010
  • Amount of stanzas: 8
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 208
  • Average number of words per stanza: 36
  • Amount of lines: 65
  • Average number of symbols per line: 25 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 4
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The speaker asks many questions. Perhaps, he or she is in confusion.

    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; you is repeated.

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

    There is a poetic device epiphora at the end of some neighboring lines jupiter is repeated).

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

  • summary of Absorbed In The Flow Of Dust;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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