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

There is no need to take more Crapenya,
If your condition moves one eyelid slower......

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: XABBCDAX XcXXXddbee XXfcfXd XABBCDAX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 8,10,7,8,
  • Closest metre: trochaic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 1011011100 01010111110 1010010 10101 11011000010 01011 0010010 1101101100 10001011101 1101010101001 110100 011001001 000111011 101111 0101110101010 101110110 01011 1001011100101 11 111101001 1011101 10100010 101101010101 11011100 0110111001 1011011100 01010111110 1010010 10101 11011000010 01011 0010010 1101101100
  • Amount of stanzas: 4
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 282
  • Average number of words per stanza: 51
  • Amount of lines: 33
  • Average number of symbols per line: 33 (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.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; to is repeated.

    The literary device anadiplosis is detected in two or more neighboring lines. The word/phrase crapenya connects the lines.

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

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

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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