This is an analysis of the poem Directness that begins with:
I've been in the real world for too long,
And have very little patience......
Elements of the verse: questions and answers
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- Rhyme scheme: abbbc dbeXXcaXbbXfe Xaebgg bcXdXgc fXfXf
- Stanza lengths (in strings): 5,13,6,7,5,
- Closest metre: trochaic tetrameter
- Сlosest rhyme: shakespearean sonnet
- Сlosest stanza type: tercets
- Guessed form: unknown form
- Metre: 100011111 11101010 0110 1110011101 0111 00100110 111111 100101 11 110 1101 100110010 0111 0101010001 011110100 1111111 01011001010 111 11011010010100 011010 11111101 1110100100 111101101010 1110101111 11110 0100110 0111000 11110010 00101 01111 10101 1110010 1111111 1001001010 110101111 111010
- Amount of stanzas: 5
- Average number of symbols per stanza: 217
- Average number of words per stanza: 38
- Amount of lines: 36
- Average number of symbols per line: 29 (strings are less long than medium ones)
- Average number of words per line: 5
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.
The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; my, that are repeated.
The author used the same word i at the beginnings of some neighboring stanzas. The figure of speech is a kind of anaphora.
If you write a school or university poetry essay, you should Include in your explanation of the poem:
- summary of Directness;
- central theme;
- idea of the verse;
- history of its creation;
- critical appreciation.
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