This is an analysis of the poem Dust Collector that begins with:
Not as close to center.
And away from the spotlight, ...
Elements of the verse: questions and answers
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- Rhyme scheme: abcbcXdd bXX eeX fXfgh bX XXe iXdhXi eXX bgXfbb aXdX
- Stanza lengths (in strings): 8,3,3,5,2,3,6,3,6,4,
- Closest metre: trochaic tetrameter
- Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
- Сlosest stanza type: tercets
- Guessed form: unknown form
- Metre: 111010 1010011 111 001100110 10110101 110011 010 0110101010 111 1111000011 111 11 01011111 0110 01000010 00100101001 10111101101 1010011010111 10011011 11001 111110011 1111 1100010001100 11 01011110 110001111 001001101 101011 1111100101 1001010 10111 1111101 11101001100 1111001 110010010 1110 1011011110 1111011100011 11111110110010 1010010 1110111001011 11 11011101110
- Amount of stanzas: 10
- Average number of symbols per stanza: 136
- Average number of words per stanza: 25
- Amount of lines: 43
- Average number of symbols per line: 31 (strings are less long than medium ones)
- 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.
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 i is repeated.
If you write a school or university poetry essay, you should Include in your explanation of the poem:
- summary of Dust Collector;
- central theme;
- idea of the verse;
- history of its creation;
- critical appreciation.
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