This is an analysis of the poem Disturbing To The Nerves that begins with:

It will be midnight for many,
Soon....

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: XabcabccX bcdeXc ffaccc cdgegdaa eeaXad XXfcXc
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 9,6,6,8,6,6,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: couplets
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 00011110 1 11101 111010010101 01101 1001000110 011101101 1010101 01001000 11010 101101 101011101 1011100 0011011 1100111100 1100111 10011101 1 110111 100100111 110100010001 11 11010111 010011 11101000101 1101111 00010001 001 101000010010 110101111 0101110101 110 011 010 1000101 111111 1110010111 010001110 01001001 1010101 10100010101
  • Amount of stanzas: 6
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 202
  • Average number of words per stanza: 36
  • Amount of lines: 41
  • 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 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; for, to, as, it are repeated.

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

  • summary of Disturbing To The Nerves;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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