This is an analysis of the poem Get On To Get Off that begins with:

Someone who had been allowed,
To approach you using the right weapons......

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abacdaefadd gcghfijX XhaX iibb i jaahX d ddaXeX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 11,8,4,4,1,5,1,6,
  • Closest metre: trochaic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 1111001 0011100110 01101 10010110101 11111 1010111 011010110 1110111001 10100111001 01110101001 1111000100 110111001 1010110 10011101001 01111101010101 10101011101 11110 00100101011 1101011101 1 11111 11111 110000111101 11010101 111110010 1011001 11100111011 1011011 11011 0100101 11101111 1010001 011100100110 10101000111 11101011011 11111 011001101 11011001 110110 1011011000
  • Amount of stanzas: 8
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 175
  • Average number of words per stanza: 34
  • Amount of lines: 40
  • Average number of symbols per line: 34 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 7
  • 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.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; to, you, i are repeated.

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

  • summary of Get On To Get Off;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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