This is an analysis of the poem Concepts Concrete that begins with:

On my shoulder was a chip!
Growing to aggrevate others, ...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: XabcdeccbbXfdaefdfcXXfXbffX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 27,
  • Closest metre: trochaic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: enclosed rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 1110101 10010010 11100 11100101 11001 1111010 1111101 11011111 1011010 01101010 010101011 01101 010001110111 0101101111010 00100011010 11110101010 101110 1101010 00111 101101 1101100 10101001 11111 111010 1101 101101 11101010
  • Amount of stanzas: 1
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 796
  • Average number of words per stanza: 153
  • Amount of lines: 27
  • Average number of symbols per line: 29 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • 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; could, i are repeated.

    There is a poetic device epiphora at the end of some neighboring lines it is repeated).

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

  • summary of Concepts Concrete;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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