This is an analysis of the poem Dust Off Those Wings that begins with:

I am not saying your point of view is not validate.
Or that your perspective has been repetitively defined....

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abcba dXcea eFcdcaXFXaacX feXd
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 5,5,13,4,
  • Closest metre: trochaic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: enclosed rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 11110110101100 1110101010000001 01 11110010101011 011101 111101 110111101111 0101101010 11001010111 11010001000 101110011001001 111 100111 10101010 1111 0011000100 101101 111 111 101110001 11010001 11011110011 101010010 101110100 11011110001 0101011010010 0100
  • Amount of stanzas: 4
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 229
  • Average number of words per stanza: 45
  • Amount of lines: 27
  • Average number of symbols per line: 33 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 7
  • 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.

    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; not, your, i, to 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 Dust Off Those Wings;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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