This is an analysis of the poem Emotions Kept Inside that begins with:

The flesh.
The bones....

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: XXXa bXca cbbX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,4,4,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 01 01 0101 10010010 01 01 01001 100100010 0101 01001 010101 0101010010
  • Amount of stanzas: 3
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 83
  • Average number of words per stanza: 13
  • Amount of lines: 12
  • Average number of symbols per line: 20 (very short strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 3
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

  • 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 the is repeated.

    The author used the same word the 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 Emotions Kept Inside;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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