This is an analysis of the poem Get On Your Knees that begins with:

This disaster is massive.
One unlike anyone has seen....

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: XabXa XcXcXcbX XXccX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 5,8,5,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 0010010 10110011 10101110 00100100 111111 1110101 1101 110100 11100111 1001011101 11 10 1100101 11001001111 1010001 00101 1111 1011010111
  • Amount of stanzas: 3
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 166
  • Average number of words per stanza: 29
  • Amount of lines: 18
  • Average number of symbols per line: 27 (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.

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

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

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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