This is an analysis of the poem Fishing For Fresh Water Bass that begins with:

By the time their minds begin unfolding...
They will have the consciousness...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abacXXXbXXbdebfaXgbdfghdhec
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 27,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: rima
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 1011101010 1010100 01010 010011010 001101 0110001111 1001001 01101001 101 1101 11101011101 1110010 0101001 10010111 111 10010 111111010 11011 1110010000110 11110110010 1 1100 1 010101010011 11 01110010 011101
  • Amount of stanzas: 1
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 789
  • Average number of words per stanza: 137
  • Amount of lines: 27
  • Average number of symbols per line: 28 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 5
  • 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; to, and, you are 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 Fishing For Fresh Water Bass;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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