This is an analysis of the poem Fresh Blood that begins with:

Now confessions have been professed.
After heartbreaks have occurred, ...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abca XadXbccc edcacebd
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,8,8,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: enclosed rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 10101001 1011101 110101 101001 1 0101001 11101 01011010 10101000110 011010011 010101 001001001001 1101010 1101 11010100 01111 10101100 11001111 001001011 0110011101
  • Amount of stanzas: 3
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 203
  • Average number of words per stanza: 34
  • Amount of lines: 20
  • Average number of symbols per line: 30 (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; have is repeated.

    The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same words fresh, to are repeated.

    The author used the same word now at the beginnings of some neighboring stanzas. The figure of speech is a kind of anaphora.

    The literary device anadiplosis is detected in two or more neighboring lines. The word/phrase before connects the lines.

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

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

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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