This is an analysis of the poem Fetishes that begins with:

Some may have their fetishes,
As a fixation or a reverence to give....

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: XABBA CCXDXD CECECEX CCXD XABBA CECECEX Xb
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 5,6,7,4,5,7,2,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 1111100 100101010001 010100010 101001 1110011001001 111111011 11101 01111100 01100 01111100 01100 111111110 011111 111111110 011111 111111110 011111 100101010101100 111111011 11101 01111100 01100 1111100 100101010001 010100010 101001 1110011001001 111111110 011111 111111110 011111 111111110 011111 100101010101100 11011010 01001
  • Amount of stanzas: 7
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 181
  • Average number of words per stanza: 33
  • Amount of lines: 36
  • Average number of symbols per line: 34 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 6
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; to, their are repeated.

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

    The author used the same word some 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 Fetishes;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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