This is an analysis of the poem I'D Like To Practice Harmony that begins with:

I'd like to snap you back,
To a place, ...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: ABC AD Ac ADEF ADEF ABCGC ADGC ABC AD ABC ADXADEF
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 3,2,2,4,4,5,4,3,2,3,7,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: enclosed rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 110111 001 11 110111 00101010 110111 1101011 110111 10100010 11010100 11101 110111 10100010 11010100 11101 110111 001 11 1111010 10111 110111 10100010 1111010 10111 110111 001 11 110111 00101010 110111 001 11 110111 00101010 110111 10100010 11010100 11101
  • Amount of stanzas: 12
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 74
  • Average number of words per stanza: 15
  • Amount of lines: 38
  • Average number of symbols per line: 23 (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.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; to is repeated.

    The author used the same word i'd at the beginnings of some neighboring stanzas. The figure of speech is a kind of anaphora.

    The poet repeated the same words that, made at the end of some neighboring stanzas. The poetic device is a kind of epiphora.

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  • summary of I'D Like To Practice Harmony;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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