This is an analysis of the poem Familiar Is The Build Up that begins with:

Familiar is the build up used to excuse,
The hiding of truth and its effects....

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aabXXcbb dcbaaXaa DXDBBXDBBDBB
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 8,8,12,
  • Closest metre: iambic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: limerick
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: blank verse
  • Metre: 01000111001 010011001 1 010010100 11000100010 0010001001 111100001 010001 1011011111 001110110010 011000101011001 101 111110110101010 011001001 01000001000 10010010010 01000100011 010011101 101000100011 010010001 0010111001 01000100011 010010001 0010111001 101000100011 010010001 0010111001
  • Amount of stanzas: 4
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 254
  • Average number of words per stanza: 45
  • Amount of lines: 27
  • Average number of symbols per line: 37 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 7
  • 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 author used the same word familiar at the beginnings of some neighboring stanzas. The figure of speech is a kind of anaphora.

    The poet repeated the same word get at the end of some neighboring stanzas. The poetic device is a kind of epiphora.

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

  • summary of Familiar Is The Build Up;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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