This is an analysis of the poem Dimmer Gets The Light that begins with:

...and dimmer gets the light.
Dimmer does it get for them......

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aXaaXaXaXXbXbXccXca
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 19,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 110101 1010110 01001 110111 100010111 01101 101010 0111011001 10010 110101 1101 11001111111 100100110001 110001101 1010010 1001010101111 10011001001 10101011101 0010
  • Amount of stanzas: 1
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 632
  • Average number of words per stanza: 114
  • Amount of lines: 19
  • Average number of symbols per line: 32 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 6
  • 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; all is repeated.

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

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

  • summary of Dimmer Gets The Light;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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