This is an analysis of the poem After Seeing Your Act that begins with:

Your madness seems to delight,
In dancing upon a blank canvass! ...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abXcbddX aaXXXcXXX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 8,9,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 1101001 010010110 1010010 101010001 010011010 11110111 1110110101 1111011 01 101011 110111101 11011 1010111011 101011010101 0110100 10100010111 1110111
  • Amount of stanzas: 2
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 281
  • Average number of words per stanza: 52
  • Amount of lines: 17
  • Average number of symbols per line: 32 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 6
  • 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.

  • 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 After Seeing Your Act;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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