This is an analysis of the poem Crippling Needs that begins with:

Faith and disappointment!
Who merged this disarray? ...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: ABAB CDAAAAE CFcGFF ABABCFcGFFCDAAAAEbXXgXXf
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,7,6,24,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 111010 110101 1100101 00101001 1110010 1101100100 010101 1010101 001001 11100 10101 111010 010101 101001010 111001010 0101 01001 111010 110101 1100101 00101001 111010 010101 1101001010 111001010 0101 01001 1110010 1101100100 010101 1010101 001001 11100 10101 10001 000110 011010 00101 0010100 101001 1010101
  • Amount of stanzas: 4
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 274
  • Average number of words per stanza: 40
  • Amount of lines: 41
  • 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.

    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; to is repeated.

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

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

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

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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