This is an analysis of the poem Deeper Penetration that begins with:

He had eclipsed her comprehension.
And tried to avoid some actions with her, ...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abaXcadaXebaaDABBFBF AAbaggae DABBFBF agacXXXe
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 20,8,7,8,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: rondeau rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 110101010 1100111000 111010 11010101 10100 1010010100 1111010 11011001 11001 11011 11101110 01101010 0101101 101010 10111001 101000101010 1110100 1101110 01010 1101001 101010 101010 1010 100010 11 11 10111010001 01011 101010 10111001 101000101010 1110100 1101110 01010 1101001 101110010 110100011 001 11101 100 01 110101101 00
  • Amount of stanzas: 4
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 287
  • Average number of words per stanza: 48
  • Amount of lines: 43
  • 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; he, she, deeper, her are repeated.

    The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same words he, and, deeper are repeated.

    The author used the same word and 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 penetration, thought are repeated).

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

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

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

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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