This is an analysis of the poem Arrested Thoughts that begins with:

You have come too far...
To surround yourself in fear....

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aabacXdebfdfddccccbcXcedXcbgXg
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 30,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: shakespearean sonnet
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 11111 0011001 1010111 111111 01001111 101001010 1110010010 111101101 11011 101111 101010 1011011 01010111 011110111 101111001 1100111001 011010101 1101001111 0111 111101 01100100 011000111 111 010001 110110010 111111 00101 11111 110110 11101
  • Amount of stanzas: 1
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 949
  • Average number of words per stanza: 165
  • Amount of lines: 30
  • Average number of symbols per line: 31 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • 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.

    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.

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

  • summary of Arrested Thoughts;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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