This is an analysis of the poem Free Membership that begins with:
How deeply fixed are your transgressions?
Is that slide you took, ...
Elements of the verse: questions and answers
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- Rhyme scheme: AXaXXbcXde Aecac ffacXed XbdccccacXf
- Stanza lengths (in strings): 10,5,7,11,
- Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
- Сlosest rhyme: rima
- Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
- Guessed form: unknown form
- Metre: 110111010 01111 1001100110010 01001 11110010 111101 011101100101 01010101 0111101 0011001010 110111010 010111110 111010010 10110 101110100001 01001111 111001 0110110 10101001 01110101100 11111100 0111101 110 001110101 101011011 1100101 111001101 10100111010 1100 0111010101010 11 101 011010101010
- Amount of stanzas: 4
- Average number of symbols per stanza: 277
- Average number of words per stanza: 47
- Amount of lines: 33
- Average number of symbols per line: 33 (medium-length strings)
- Average number of words per line: 6
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.
The speaker asks many questions. Perhaps, he or she is in confusion.
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, your are repeated.
The author used the same word how 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 Free Membership;
- central theme;
- idea of the verse;
- history of its creation;
- critical appreciation.
Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!
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