This is an analysis of the poem Being Part Of And Within That Mixture Fixed that begins with:

I can be that piece that fits.
But something tells me, ...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: ABCADEFX ABCADEFX cafXcfa
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 8,8,7,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: enclosed rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 1101111 11011 1100100100 00111111 111111 110111010 11101 0011111 1101111 11011 1100100100 00111111 111111 110111010 11101 0011111 101111 0100010 11110 1010 1011101 11111101 1101110
  • Amount of stanzas: 3
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 223
  • Average number of words per stanza: 42
  • Amount of lines: 23
  • Average number of symbols per line: 28 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 6
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; i is repeated.

    The author used the same word i at the beginnings of some neighboring stanzas. The figure of speech is a kind of anaphora.

    The poet repeated the same word 'that' at the end of some neighboring stanzas. The poetic device is a kind of epiphora.

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

  • summary of Being Part Of And Within That Mixture Fixed;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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