This is an analysis of the poem I Want That Rut To Go that begins with:

I can use a big lift,
To leave a rut....

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aaABCDEe bAaABCDEE FAGAHAIACAFAGAHAIACAdd bAaABCDEE HAIACAXAIACAHAHAhh
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 8,9,22,9,18,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: rondeau rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 111011 0101 110100 0111 100110110 0110111 11110 1101101 111 011111 1001 110100 0111 100110110 0110111 11110 100101001 11111101 1111011111 111001011 1111011111 111101 1111011111 11011011 1111011111 110101110 1111011111 11111101 1111011111 111001011 1111011111 111101 1111011111 11011011 1111011111 110101110 1111011111 1010111 1 1111 011111 111001 110100 0111 100110110 0110111 11110 100101001 111101 1111011111 11011011 1111011111 110101110 1111011111 0111001 1111011111 11011011 1111011111 110101110 1111011111 111101 1111011111 111101 1111011111 111101 110101
  • Amount of stanzas: 5
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 407
  • Average number of words per stanza: 93
  • Amount of lines: 66
  • Average number of symbols per line: 30 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • 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; my, me, to, that are repeated.

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

    The poet repeated the same word again at the end of some neighboring stanzas. The poetic device is a kind of epiphora.

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

  • summary of I Want That Rut To Go;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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