This is an analysis of the poem Dimly Lit Attics that begins with:

The doing is easier to look over.
And eventually forgive......

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abcadedcddd aeXbfgeff debefXXg
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 11,9,8,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: couplets
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 01001000110 10100001 111 10101010 1101 0110111 1001 10100100 010101001 101001 011001 110 1101111 10101 011011101 1011100 111 100101010 010110 011101 11 01101 1010001 01001100001 111100001 1101010 10011011 0110111
  • Amount of stanzas: 3
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 257
  • Average number of words per stanza: 41
  • Amount of lines: 28
  • Average number of symbols per line: 27 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 4
  • 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; to is repeated.

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

  • summary of Dimly Lit Attics;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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