This is an analysis of the poem Devil Music that begins with:

They called him 'master'...
When he came....

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: Xab bbcd dbae cfffb gHHI XgXI fijebj eGHHI XGHI gHHI ghXi agbj eGHHI XGHI HIXX XX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 3,4,4,5,4,4,6,5,4,4,4,4,5,4,4,2,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 11110 111 0100010011 1010 111 010111 110101 1010 1100 111100 1101 1101 00101 1101011001 010111 10111011100 010 01110 101010 1001 010 010010 0111 1001 10111 101110 1101001111 111 1010111 0101010001 1 010 01110 101010 1001 010 11010 101010 1001 1010 01110 101010 1001 11010 01110 1010001 11001 0101 0110 1101011 1101 1 010 01110 101010 1001 010 11010 101010 1001 101010 1001 101010 1010 1 101
  • Amount of stanzas: 16
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 90
  • Average number of words per stanza: 15
  • Amount of lines: 66
  • Average number of symbols per line: 21 (very short strings)
  • 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; burning, burn are repeated.

    There is a poetic device epiphora at the end of some neighboring lines burning is repeated).

    The poet repeated the same word control at the end of some neighboring stanzas. The poetic device is a kind of epiphora.

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

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

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

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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