This is an analysis of the poem Disappearing Acts that begins with:

After listening repeatedly,
With patience to tolerate......

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abacXdbdeXbfgcegXdfchh
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 22,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: rima
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 101000100 0100101 01100100 0110111 111010 0101110010 010100101 11101000010 110110010 11 0111100 00100101 10100101 101010111 1111101011 0 11011101101 11100101000100 0101111010 111101111 1011101 010100001
  • Amount of stanzas: 1
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 772
  • Average number of words per stanza: 130
  • Amount of lines: 22
  • Average number of symbols per line: 34 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 6
  • 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, talk are repeated.

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

  • summary of Disappearing Acts;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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