This is an analysis of the poem Frozen Stiff that begins with:

When you have spent most of your life,
Donating time in devotion to others....

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abcddbc ef cdbXaed dfde X bXb
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 7,2,7,4,1,3,
  • Closest metre: trochaic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: enclosed rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 11111011 11010010010 111101 0010101 0101010001 1001001110 1111 11101111 110100010 11010101110 110011 101010 01101001010 10001110101 0100100010010 0101111011 1111110 1101101010 001000101 10111001010 111101 11 110110110
  • Amount of stanzas: 7
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 115
  • Average number of words per stanza: 19
  • Amount of lines: 23
  • Average number of symbols per line: 35 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 6
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; to is repeated.

    The author used the same word you 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 Frozen Stiff;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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