This is an analysis of the poem Burning Down that begins with:

A reluctance to remove,
Petty collected trash......

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: XXabacbdeaba cXadccd aX cbbXabXX XXdcabbXe X
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 12,7,2,8,9,1,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: enclosed rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 0010001 100101 00110 0010110 010100 001101 11000110 10101 010100101 0101101 1101010 1 1110011 101 1001 11010100011 1111001001 11011 11001 100101101 00101111 01011101 0100110 101100101 010000101010 1010001000 101010010 11010 101101 1 1100111 00110 1010101 110101000 1100101 11011 10001111000 1100100 00101101
  • Amount of stanzas: 6
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 181
  • Average number of words per stanza: 31
  • Amount of lines: 39
  • Average number of symbols per line: 27 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 5
  • Mood of the speaker:

    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 Burning Down;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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