This is an analysis of the poem From A Through Z that begins with:

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  • Rhyme scheme: abcdcdceef afbfbff XcgcghXh baaaX fiffeiX jdjcec icjXchbcXicchah
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 10,7,8,5,7,6,15,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: enclosed rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 1001011 10111100100 101 110111 0101101 10101 11111111 1111010111 010111 11111 1101 11100 01 110110101 10111100 0101001 0101 110001 1101 11111 111101 1011101 111111 1101010 011101100111 111001101 1011 111111 100110010101 1011110 10011110110 11010001 100100 111101 10110 110001001101 010101000 11101101101 010101 01111001 1101000100111 110101 1110010 1101011010 10011 111011001 10110010 11111 11110001 0010100 10111 11010111010 1101001101 01 11 1 1110
  • Amount of stanzas: 8
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 206
  • Average number of words per stanza: 37
  • Amount of lines: 57
  • 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; you, and 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 From A Through Z;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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