This is an analysis of the poem Begin The Mending Of Unreasoning that begins with:

There is a purpose behind a reason,
That plots from a reasoning......

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: ABC defbf fXaXeg hihga ABC jickbjj kgkdghlf XmckX ABC ceXe nijljccinX XfgaaXlgc ABC gebj gacabjXXmec
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 3,5,6,5,3,7,8,5,3,4,10,9,3,4,11,
  • Closest metre: trochaic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 1001001010 1100100 010 1100101 100100111 110010010 110101011010 11101010 11101101110 111100110011 11010 11101001 1110 11001 11111111000 011101011111 111 111011 1111001 1001001010 1100100 010 0011010101 110111 110101001 101010111111 101001010 11 001001010010 0010101 010100101 1101111001 10110101 111 1110101 11101001 11010 101010001011 111111010 10001100 11011 01101011110 1001001010 1100100 010 11011010010 001001 110010101 110101 1111 11011101 1101111 010100100111 11111 1110 101100100 1111 11111 11 1111010010 11111100 111100101 11010 111011011 101011111110 110110101 10011010010 100110 1001001010 1100100 010 11111010 1101101 01010010 100101001 11 010 01010 001 0100010 010110 100111000 1010010110 100100101010 0101010
  • Amount of stanzas: 16
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 167
  • Average number of words per stanza: 30
  • Amount of lines: 85
  • 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.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; daddy, he, to, please are repeated.

    The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same words she, he, knowing are repeated.

    The author used the same words he, and 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 Begin The Mending Of Unreasoning;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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