This is an analysis of the poem Clintonobamanous that begins with:

Something strange has developed.
A creature able to interchange...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aXb cbccdaa eefcXX eXgbe ghhXeehefdadeh
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 3,7,6,5,14,
  • Closest metre: trochaic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 1011010 010100101 1011011 0010101 01111 010011 10110001 011001010100 0111111 11100 1001011001 1101 110010011101 11010101100 10101001110 111001 1110001010101 11011010 1010110 101000101010 010101011101 1010 10010010 1001001 1110 1011101 11111 1010001 1000000101 10000010101 1101 10010011001110 10000101 1111101001 100000101
  • Amount of stanzas: 5
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 241
  • Average number of words per stanza: 42
  • Amount of lines: 35
  • Average number of symbols per line: 34 (medium-length strings)
  • 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.

    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; it, by are repeated.

    The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same words having, 'clintonobamanous' are repeated.

    The author used the same word 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 Clintonobamanous;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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