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

A creation to celebrate holidays,
To worship in praise a fictitiousness......

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aXbcb XXdabX dXXcd
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 5,6,5,
  • Closest metre: trochaic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 00100101101 0100101000 10101001 0010001010010 00100101010101 110 1001011000 110101010 01010010100 1101011010101 010010100010100 11101001010 1011001 011011001000110 01001010 110011100
  • Amount of stanzas: 3
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 197
  • Average number of words per stanza: 32
  • Amount of lines: 16
  • Average number of symbols per line: 36 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 6
  • 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 is repeated.

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

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

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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