This is an analysis of the poem By This Kind Of Burning that begins with:

The core of my being
Animates with heated truth....

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aXXXbbcXXXaca
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 13,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 010110 1000101 0111010001 11 1000101 0111 01001010010101 110110100111 1101110 101010111 010110100 00111011101 1101101010
  • Amount of stanzas: 1
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 457
  • Average number of words per stanza: 76
  • Amount of lines: 13
  • Average number of symbols per line: 34 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 6
  • 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.

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

  • summary of By This Kind Of Burning;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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