This is an analysis of the poem Hell Spiced that begins with:

I 'use' to be in the fifth grade.
And I remember junior high....

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: ab cd XXbe eXbeX dXdcfe abba XafX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 2,2,4,5,6,4,4,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: enclosed rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 110000011 11010101 10100100001010 111011101 1010100100 101000010001001 1110111 11 101010101 1101111111 1010001 11111101 1010101110100 11101010101 10111111 0010000001 11111111011010 11101 10110100101111 1 11111011001 111111010101 1111101 11111011010 0010010111 00100011 1010
  • Amount of stanzas: 7
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 133
  • Average number of words per stanza: 26
  • Amount of lines: 27
  • 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; i, and are repeated.

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

    The author used the same words i, and 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 Hell Spiced;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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