This is an analysis of the poem Catch Up And Let's Mix that begins with:

After years of sacrifice
And heartbreaking devotion....

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abcddacddefagh feieeeXXX eejXX X iX X b X a X i iX kXiXejhjaXeaagkkX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 14,9,5,1,2,1,1,1,1,1,1,2,17,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 1000101 1110010 1001010 101010110 01001010 1011101010 100101110 101011111 110 100110111 01111111111 111101111101 11111111 101101010011111 111011 1011110 01010111 111001 11111101101 111111001111 11101 10111011100 11111 111011 111011 11101001 11011101 110 11 11 011010 1 1 1 1 1 1 1111101 111111 010 11 11101 10111 10111 11101 111111 00111101 011011011111 111 101 11101 0111011011 0100101 10101 111100111 11
  • Amount of stanzas: 13
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 114
  • Average number of words per stanza: 22
  • Amount of lines: 56
  • Average number of symbols per line: 26 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 5
  • 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; i is repeated.

    The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same words and, i are repeated.

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

  • summary of Catch Up And Let's Mix;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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