This is an analysis of the poem I'Ll Even Practice Opening The Door that begins with:

How can I better trick a practicing magician?
I think of it but those thoughts quit....

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abcbdedc fXabfbf ghib hXfbbb hhhg X ijcj Xjei
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 8,7,4,6,4,1,4,4,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: ballad stanza
  • Metre: 1111010100010 11001111 010110011101 0110011010111 11010101 10101010 10101000010 1101101 1010101010001111 11011101 110101001 0010011101 111101001 110001010111 1101110101 111101 11001010 0011100110001 0110010111100 1110101010 1111010101 11110111 10110 11100110110 101110 111010111010 110011111 0011110 0001011 10111 101011 0010010010010101 1101010001 11000111 10111 1 10 1011
  • Amount of stanzas: 8
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 168
  • Average number of words per stanza: 32
  • Amount of lines: 38
  • Average number of symbols per line: 35 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 7
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

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

    The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same word nothing is repeated.

    There is a poetic device epiphora at the end of some neighboring lines it is repeated).

    The literary device anadiplosis is detected in two or more neighboring lines. The word/phrase nothing connects the lines.

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

  • summary of I'Ll Even Practice Opening The Door;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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