This is an analysis of the poem Close By But In Disguise that begins with:

Have you ever been admonished,
By what some say? ...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: ababCAXBDe acaaffX CAXBDe
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 10,7,6,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: rondeau rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 11100010 1111 11100010 111011101 0110101 110101 10111010 1010011 1001 10 1110011 1010100 1110101 1010100 0110101 1110001 111101 0110101 110101 10111010 1010011 1001 10
  • Amount of stanzas: 3
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 196
  • Average number of words per stanza: 34
  • Amount of lines: 23
  • Average number of symbols per line: 25 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 4
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The speaker asks many questions. Perhaps, he or she is in confusion.

    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; you, by, to are repeated.

    The author used the same word have 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 Close By But In Disguise;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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