This is an analysis of the poem Halitosis that begins with:

My mind seems to want to find you,
In times when my thoughts......

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abc Xbc adbe Xacbf bbXfbg bXghhg gXggedXi jjbX XXaceibgbg
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 3,3,4,5,6,6,8,4,10,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: rondeau rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 11101011 01111 1011 111110111 11100100 11101 1110101 01111101 10010110 1101111001 111101011001 01001 110101 101000111 11101 1010010 111001 1011101 1100101001010 10010 110100 0010011010 10010111 111111101 01100 100 1111101 010011 0101 010000011 110101 1001110 111000 1000001 1101010 10111 01 110111 1 101 1 011 101 10101010 001 1 10101 1111
  • Amount of stanzas: 10
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 120
  • Average number of words per stanza: 22
  • Amount of lines: 48
  • Average number of symbols per line: 24 (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; to is repeated.

    The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same word you is repeated.

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

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

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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