This is an analysis of the poem Fruitless Connections that begins with:

Everything one owns,
Or believe to own......

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abbXccabbddd eaafdc faXfaa XeaX Xdeec
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 12,6,6,4,5,
  • Closest metre: trochaic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: enclosed rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 10111 10101 101010 1111 110001 101 0010100 0010010 010101011010 1010001010 1101110 0011010 11100 1011101 01111 01011 100001010 110010101 110101001 1010111 10010 11101101 001001010010 1010111 101010011 11001 00110010 001011010 1010110100 100011101100 0110000100010 110111010 001000100001
  • Amount of stanzas: 5
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 203
  • Average number of words per stanza: 32
  • Amount of lines: 33
  • 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 three dots in the poem. Readers should think of the author's idea together with the pensive speaker.

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

  • summary of Fruitless Connections;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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