This is an analysis of the poem Addictions Enslave that begins with:

Rhythmic is the slowing down,
Of a once vibrant existence....

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abbcd edb Xbffd bXbbga XXbefXfc XgbhXfhd XaX Xfd
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 5,3,5,6,8,8,3,3,
  • Closest metre: trochaic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 1000101 00110010 1010111010100 0111010001011 11 01110010 1010001010 01010010 11010 110111 10011111 1100111 001001010101011 101110010011 11011010100 1010010101110 110100101011100 110111 1010100010010001001 1100110111 101001011110 0110010100 11010 110001001 01100001 01001 1111111010 100010101000 10100010100011 0101011010 1010101011111 10 101 1010010110010001 0010010101001010 1 0111 111011100100 1 11000101 10110001010010
  • Amount of stanzas: 8
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 191
  • Average number of words per stanza: 32
  • Amount of lines: 41
  • Average number of symbols per line: 37 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 6
  • 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; they, to are repeated.

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

    The author used the same word they 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 Addictions Enslave;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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