This is an analysis of the poem Excessive Esoterics that begins with:

Excessive esoterics.
Privately kept....

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: XaaXbbX XcXddda adccdX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 7,7,6,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: couplets
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 0101000 1001 011001 011010001 110010111 01000101 1011011101 10100000010100 11101101 1011010 0100101011 0101100010 00101001010 110101001 1101001000101 1100111010 01011101 1100110101 00101010101 00101110101
  • Amount of stanzas: 3
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 244
  • Average number of words per stanza: 36
  • Amount of lines: 20
  • Average number of symbols per line: 36 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 5
  • Mood of the speaker:

    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; to, and are repeated.

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

  • summary of Excessive Esoterics;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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