This is an analysis of the poem Distinctive Instincts To Revisit that begins with:

Many with distinctive instincts,
Waste little time to think....

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: AbcXb ADEFD gdccChig ADEFD cChicjXEJAEJA
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 5,5,8,5,13,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 10001010 110101 10101010 0101110 011001 10001010 11010 010101 0101010 1010101 1011101 010011011 1100010 111101 10001011 1001101 01 1010111 10001010 11010 010101 0101010 1010101 111101 10001011 01010101 0 10101 0100011 100010100010 110110101 011 100010100010 110110101 011
  • Amount of stanzas: 6
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 167
  • Average number of words per stanza: 27
  • Amount of lines: 35
  • Average number of symbols per line: 28 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 5
  • 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.

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

    The author used the same word many 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 Distinctive Instincts To Revisit;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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