This is an analysis of the poem Emptiness Of Depth that begins with:

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  • Rhyme scheme: abcd eca XdX fgXbgeX XegXgeefebf XeedXgd
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,3,3,7,11,7,
  • Closest metre: trochaic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 10111010 010101010 1101 1011101010 1011001010 10111011 10110010 0111010 1011001111 1001101101 11110100 0101010 0101000 111011 11010110 111110110101 110100010 111111010 010101011 11000101110 1001111 110101 111011101 0110010001 011111 1010110101 1001 0010100001 1010001 11101 010100100 010000011010 1010010001 001001 0010010010
  • Amount of stanzas: 6
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 206
  • Average number of words per stanza: 35
  • Amount of lines: 35
  • Average number of symbols per line: 35 (medium-length strings)
  • 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.

    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; has is repeated.

    The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same word and is repeated.

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

  • summary of Emptiness Of Depth;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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