This is an analysis of the poem Ears Are Closed that begins with:
There is one basic problem that sits between them.
They all have been conditioned to believe, ...
Elements of the verse: questions and answers
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- Rhyme scheme: XXa bbb cXa cddX X eF XX eF X FeFeGGFXFeFeGGF
- Stanza lengths (in strings): 3,3,3,4,1,2,2,2,1,15,
- Closest metre: iambic trimeter
- Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
- Сlosest stanza type: tercets
- Guessed form: unknown form
- Metre: 101101011010 1110010001 11000101 111010100101 10010 01101011100 10111011101 101010010111 111101001 11010101 0010011010 1111110 11110101 1101101 1 110110 1 1101101 1 110110 1011 110110 1 110110 1 110 110 110110 110110 1 110110 1 110 110 110110
- Amount of stanzas: 11
- Average number of symbols per stanza: 86
- Average number of words per stanza: 16
- Amount of lines: 35
- Average number of symbols per line: 27 (strings are less long than medium ones)
- Average number of words per line: 5
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; one, you, should, be are repeated.
The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same word you is repeated.
The author used the same word you at the beginnings of some neighboring stanzas. The figure of speech is a kind of anaphora.
There is a poetic device epiphora at the end of some neighboring lines be, this are repeated).
The poet repeated the same word this at the end of some neighboring stanzas. The poetic device is a kind of epiphora.
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- summary of Ears Are Closed;
- central theme;
- idea of the verse;
- history of its creation;
- critical appreciation.
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