This is an analysis of the poem Devoted To A Going Through Of The Motions that begins with:

Is it in the routine shown,
That I believe I am and get favor......

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aXbcdc cXdddX XcaacXb
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 6,6,7,
  • Closest metre: trochaic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: couplets
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 0000011 1101111110 001011001 0100100001 111110010 0010101 1001101011010 1101010100001 0100101010 1111011010 111010 001010010 101011 010010101101 001000001111 11001001010101 111011111010 1101011111 11011010001011
  • Amount of stanzas: 3
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 240
  • Average number of words per stanza: 44
  • Amount of lines: 19
  • Average number of symbols per line: 37 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 7
  • 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.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; i, with are repeated.

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

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

  • summary of Devoted To A Going Through Of The Motions;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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