This is an analysis of the poem Crazed Madness Now The Rage that begins with:

To a finger no one lifts...
From hands kept in balled fists, ...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aaXXXaabab cccAAcXcaX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 10,10,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: limerick
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 0010111 011011 0110110 00100001 11 100 100 1001 010101 100101011 0110101001 1101001 0110010 100 100 1001110010 010111010 10010001 0100110 101101101
  • Amount of stanzas: 2
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 265
  • Average number of words per stanza: 45
  • Amount of lines: 20
  • Average number of symbols per line: 26 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 4
  • 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; to, arguments, none, of, this are repeated.

    The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same words arguments, none are repeated.

    The author used the same word to at the beginnings of some neighboring stanzas. The figure of speech is a kind of anaphora.

    There is a poetic device epiphora at the end of some neighboring lines arguments, this are repeated).

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

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

  • summary of Crazed Madness Now The Rage;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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