This is an analysis of the poem Defective Kept Delusions that begins with:

Defective kept delusions...
Left sombered....

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: AXbaaXXc DADADab AEAE DADADaAEAE CbDA CbDADAXCbD
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 8,7,4,10,4,10,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: enclosed rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 0101010 1100 11110 01 011010 100100 110100 1001 11 101011 11 101011 11 111101010 0100100100101 0101010 1110101 0100010 1011111 11 101011 11 101011 11 11 0101010 1110101 0100010 1011111 100010 1 11 010101010 100010 1 11 010101010 11 010101010 100010 1 11
  • Amount of stanzas: 7
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 134
  • Average number of words per stanza: 20
  • Amount of lines: 42
  • Average number of symbols per line: 22 (very short strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 3
  • 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.

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

  • summary of Defective Kept Delusions;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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