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

My heart,
Aches....

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abcadabd XaecbbXfdgdgX dg fXdd XaagcbeXfdbcd
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 8,13,2,4,13,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: enclosed rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 11 1 11101 11110 11110 11111 0100101 0111101 111110011 11011100 110 11010001010 10100 11100 10010 0100011 101100011 11101 1111101101 1 101011 10111 11 111001111 1111100 110111 01111011101 111101001000010 110 110110 111 11101010 100100 100110 1000111 111100110 00101011111 111011 1101
  • Amount of stanzas: 6
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 164
  • Average number of words per stanza: 33
  • Amount of lines: 39
  • Average number of symbols per line: 24 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 5
  • 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; my, i, you, to are repeated.

    The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same word my is repeated.

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

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

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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