This is an analysis of the poem Annual Recycling Of Needs that begins with:

The annual recycling of needs,
Is an inner city ritual....

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abcXdeeX ddbd XeaaXX XdddacdXfdXf
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 8,4,6,12,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 0100010001 011010100 010111001 11011101 111101001010 11010001 1101010 01101 0110101 01010001 1011010 1000010110001 10101001 1110101 01001001 101010110100 11010010110 0011011111 1110100100 101101 111010100011101 110001001 001000100 01010011001 111000100 1000100 110100101 0110001000110010 010100 10101011
  • Amount of stanzas: 4
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 258
  • Average number of words per stanza: 40
  • Amount of lines: 30
  • Average number of symbols per line: 34 (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.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; they, and are repeated.

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

  • summary of Annual Recycling Of Needs;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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